droop

Plural: droops

Noun

a shape that sags
Something which is limp or sagging.
A condition or posture of drooping.
A hinged portion of the leading edge of an aeroplane's wing, which swivels downward to increase lift during takeoff and landing.

Verb

Verb Forms: drooped, drooping, droops

To hang or bend downward; to sag.
droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
hang loosely or laxly
become limp
To hang downward; to sag.
To slowly become limp; to bend gradually.
To lose all energy, enthusiasm or happiness; to flag.
To allow to droop or sink.
To proceed downward, or toward a close; to decline.

Adj

Drooping; adroop.

Examples

He walked with a discouraged droop.
His confidence began to droop as I played seven-letter word after seven-letter word.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited 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.

Synonyms

flag, loll, sag, swag, wilt, lop

Scrabble Score: 8

droop: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
droop: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
droop: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

droop: valid Words With Friends Word