drooping

«drooping» in Mova's school dictionary: Hanging or bending down, especially because of weakness… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

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 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

• 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.