Associations to the word «Drooping»

Wiktionary

DROOP, verb. (intransitive) To sink or hang downward; to sag.
DROOP, verb. (intransitive) To slowly become limp; to bend gradually.
DROOP, verb. (intransitive) To lose all enthusiasm or happiness.
DROOP, verb. (transitive) To allow to droop or sink.
DROOP, verb. To proceed downward, or toward a close; to decline.
DROOP, noun. Something which is limp or sagging;
DROOP, noun. A condition or posture of drooping

Dictionary definition

DROOP, noun. A shape that sags; "there was a sag in the chair seat".
DROOP, verb. Droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness.
DROOP, verb. Hang loosely or laxly; "His tongue lolled".
DROOP, verb. Become limp; "The flowers wilted".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats