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Synonyms for drooping
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : droop |
| Phonetic Transcription : drup |
Définition of drooping
Origin :- early 13c., from Old Norse drupa "to drop, sink, hang (the head)," from Proto-Germanic *drup-, from PIE *dhreu-, related to Old English dropian "to drop" (see drip). Related: Drooped; drooping. As a noun, from 1640s.
- adj hanging or weak
- "It clears Alan," he said, seeking furtively for a look into the drooping face.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Life is a hearty and vigorous movement to them, not a drooping slouch.
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various
- To which she replied, drooping her head again, that she shouldn't dance that night.
- Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
- He was so acute that he must be aware of the drooping of their intimacy.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- This was Weaver speaking, a small, wiry man with a drooping moustache.
- Extract from : « Old Man Curry » by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan
- The waggons rumbled on, and the horses picked their own way, with drooping heads.
- Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
- They had drawn close to one another, and stood there rigid in their drooping skirts.
- Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
- Roma was now sitting with drooping head, and her tears were falling on her hands.
- Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
- Women and girls were there, cowed and drooping, with torn garments and bare feet.
- Extract from : « The Treasure Trail » by Marah Ellis Ryan
- Such was its desolation that even the horse seemed to be drooping at the sight of it.
- Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
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