droop /druːp/ BrE AmE verb
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: drúpa ]
1 . [intransitive and transitive] to hang or bend down, or to make something do this:
The plant needs some water – it’s starting to droop.
His eyelids began to droop (=close, because he was sleepy) .
Jessie drooped her head.
2 . [intransitive] to become sad or weak:
Our spirits drooped as we faced the long trip home.
—droop noun [singular]
—droopy adjective :
a droopy moustache