The meaning of DROOP is to hang or incline downward. How to use droop in a sentence.

DROOP definition: to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support. See examples of droop used in a sentence.

DROOP definition: 1. to bend or hang down heavily: 2. If your spirits (= feelings of happiness) droop, you start to…. Learn more.

droop (druːp) vb 1. to sag or allow to sag, as from weakness or exhaustion; hang down; sink 2. (intr) to be overcome by weariness; languish; flag

Dec 29, 2025 · droop (plural droops) Something which is limp or sagging. A condition or posture of drooping.

Definition of droop verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

droop /drup/ v. to (cause to) sag, sink, or hang down, such as from exhaustion: [no object] The flowers drooped in the heat. [~ + object] an eagle drooping its wings.

They droop and nod in a breeze and the overall effect is a pool of gently dancing colour.

To droop is to limply or loosely hang downward. Have you ever seen the long, floppy ears of a basset hound hanging down? Those ears are drooping.

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.