[no obj] 1 : to sink, bend, or hang down
▪ The flowers were drooping in the hot sun. ▪ Her eyelids drooped as she grew tired. ▪ The tree's branches drooped under the weight of the snow. 2 : to become sad or weak
▪ His spirits drooped when he didn't get the job.
▪ The flowers were drooping in the hot sun. ▪ Her eyelids drooped as she grew tired. ▪ The tree's branches drooped under the weight of the snow.
▪ His spirits drooped when he didn't get the job.
— droop noun [singular]
▪ the sad droop of the dog's tail
▪ the sad droop of the dog's tail





