- droop|ing
- droop|ing «DROO pihng», adjective.1. that droops; hanging or bending down: »
Keep my drooping eyelids open wide (Shakespeare).
2. losing strength and energy.–droop´ing|ly, adverb.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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droop´ing|ly — droop|ing «DROO pihng», adjective. 1. that droops; hanging or bending down: »Keep my drooping eyelids open wide (Shakespeare). 2. losing strength and energy. 3. discouraged; depressed. –droop´ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
droop — droop; droop·ing·ly; droop·ing·ness; … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
droop — [[t]drup[/t]] v. i. 1) to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from exhaustion or lack of support 2) to fall into a weakened or disspirited state; flag; fade 3) to descend; sink 4) to let sink or drop: an eagle drooping its wings[/ex] 5) a sagging,… … From formal English to slang
droop — [[t]dru͟ːp[/t]] droops, drooping, drooped VERB If something droops, it hangs or leans downwards with no strength or firmness. Crook s eyelids drooped and he yawned... [V prep] Pale wilting roses drooped from a blue vase. [V ing] ...a young man… … English dictionary
limp´ing|ly — limp1 «lihmp», noun, verb. –n a lame step or walk. ╂[< verb] –v.i. 1. to walk with a limp: »After falling down the stairs, he limped for several days. SYNONYM(S): hobble. 2. Figurative. to proceed slowly and with difficulty: »The plane limped… … Useful english dictionary
love-lies-bleed|ing — «LUHV lyz BLEE dihng», noun. an amaranth with long spikes of crimson flowers that often droop … Useful english dictionary
droopingly — droop·ing·ly … English syllables
droopingness — droop·ing·ness … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
