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Added 9 October 2026

droop

/ˈdɹuːp/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about droop at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A shape that sags.
there was a sag in the chair seat

verb

Droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness.
Hang loosely or laxly.
His tongue lolled
Become limp.
The flowers wilted

Origin

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.

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