droop
Something which is limp or saggingSomething which is limp or sagging.
» Your head is starting to droop.
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3 sensesSomething which is limp or sagging.
A condition or posture of drooping.
He walked with a discouraged droop.
уныниеunynije
A hinged portion of the leading edge of an aeroplane's wing, which swivels downward to increase lift during takeoff and landing.
- a shape that sags
Examples
10 sentencesYour head is starting to droop.
The heads of the flowers in the garden were drooping.
deDie Blumen im Garten ließen die Köpfe hängen. — Yorwba
The big green plant was starting to droop at the stem.
A montero cap and a black feather drooped over the wearer's brow.
Don't give the tulips too much water, otherwise their heads will droop.
deGib den Tulpen nicht zu viel Wasser, sonst lassen sie die Köpfe hängen! — raggione
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English droupen, from Old Norse drúpa (“to droop”), from Proto-GermaInherited from Middle English droupen, from Old Norse drúpa (“to droop”), from Proto-Germanic *drūpaną, *drupōną (“to hang down, drip, drop”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewb- (“to drip, drop”). Doublet of drip and drop.
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