— droopingly , adv.
/droohp/ , v.i.
1. to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
2. to fall into a state of physical weakness; flag; fail.
3. to lose spirit or courage.
4. to descend, as the sun; sink.
v.t.
5. to let sink or drop: an eagle drooping its wings.
n.
6. a sagging, sinking, bending, or hanging down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
[ 1300-50; ME drupen, drowpen drupa; akin to DROP ]
Syn. 1. flag, languish. 2. weaken, decline, faint, wilt, wither, fade.