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drooped

VERB

hang down; languish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dangle sag slouch wilt wither

STRONG

bend decline depress diminish drop fade fail faint flag lean loll lop settle sink sling slump subside suspend weaken

WEAK

fall down let down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bloom

STRONG

ascend complete continue finish grow improve increase rise straighten strengthen

WEAK

inflate

Example Sentences

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Mark's speech started to go, and one side of his face drooped - classic stroke symptoms.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025

She drew laughter when she stepped in to lift the microphone near a student’s face after it repeatedly drooped too low.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2023

He stayed down several minutes before walking slowly from the field to the injury tent with his shoulder drooped.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2023

She was on a United flight from Toronto to San Francisco when her now-deceased father, then in his 80s, began showing concerning symptoms: The right side of his face and arm drooped.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2023

Roses and peonies bloomed in the garden; tulips and lilies drooped gracefully in studio vases.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman