drooping

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈdrupɪŋ/ UK /ˈdruːpɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
hanging or sagging downward limply

The drooping flowers needed water after the long heat wave.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · hanging or sagging downward... saggingwiltingsinking flaggingslumpinglimp

Opposites

erect uprightperky

Word family

Related forms droop drop drip

Etymology

Participle of 'droop', from Old Norse 'drúpa' ('to droop, hang the head'), from Proto-Germanic '*drūpōną', related to 'drop' and 'drip'.

drúpa Old Norse *drūpōną Proto-Germanic

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# drooping

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈdrupɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdruːpɪŋ/

## Meanings
1. hanging or sagging downward limply

## Examples
- The drooping flowers needed water after the long heat wave.

## Synonyms
- sagging
- wilting
- sinking
- flagging
- slumping
- limp

## Antonyms
- erect
- upright
- perky

## Related Forms
- droop
- drop
- drip

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: drúpa
- Root: *drūpōną

## Etymology
Participle of 'droop', from Old Norse 'drúpa' ('to droop, hang the head'), from Proto-Germanic '*drūpōną', related to 'drop' and 'drip'.

## AI Etymology
Drooping has the etymological history Participle of 'droop', from Old Norse 'drúpa' ('to droop, hang the head'), from Proto-Germanic '*drūpōną', related to 'drop' and 'drip'. The ancestry passes through Old Norse drúpa and Proto-Germanic *drūpōną. In present use as adjective and verb, it means "hanging or sagging downward limply", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include droop, drop, and drip. Its contrast set includes erect, upright, and perky, which clarifies the semantic boundary of the modern word.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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