drooping
part of speech
verb form (present participle of droop: droop, droops, drooped, drooping); adjective (drooping)
meaning for a pupil
1) Hanging or bending down, especially because of weakness, tiredness or lack of water, as in «drooping flowers». tree →
2) Becoming sad or losing energy, as in «drooping spirits». tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Job says the hope of the wicked is only the sinking away of the soul, meaning they lose hope and die. In the primary lessons: In science, drooping leaves are a sign a plant needs water or is too hot. In stories, «drooping eyelids», «a drooping moustache» and «drooping shoulders» paint a picture of tiredness, age or sadness. It is a common describing word in creative writing.
examples
- But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall have no way to flee, and their hope shall be the drooping of the soul. (Writings JOB.11.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- The drooping roses needed water. tree →
- She had drooping eyelids after the sleepover. tree →
- The old dog walked with a drooping tail. tree →
- His drooping shoulders told us he had lost. tree →
- The willow tree has long, drooping branches. tree →
- The balloons were drooping by the end of the party. tree →
- He sat on the edge of his nest, his head drooping and his feathers all ruffled, looking the picture of misery. tree →
note
«Drooping» is the -ing form of «droop»; it keeps both o's. As an adjective it goes before a noun: «a drooping flower». See also «droopy» (informal).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «drooping» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.