droop | Definition of droop

droop

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of droop

1 to be limp from lack of water or vigor

the flowers drooped on their stalks in the blazing sun

Synonyms of droop

flag, hang, loll, sag, swag, wilt

Words Related to droop

cave (in), collapse, crumple, drop, fall, sink, subside, yield

Near Antonyms of droop

distend, stiffen

rise, straighten, unbend, uncurl

2 to lose bodily strength or vigor

as the afternoon wore on, we started to droop

Synonyms of droop

decay, emaciate, fade, fail, flag, go, lag, languish, sag, sink, waste (away), weaken, wilt, wither

Words Related to droop

break down, wear out

degenerate, deteriorate, rot, run down

Near Antonyms of droop

convalesce, rally, rebound, recover, recuperate