Antonyms for droop

Grammar : Verb

Spell : droop

Phonetic Transcription : drup

Definition of droop

Origin : early 13c., from Old Norse drupa "to drop, sink, hang (the head)," from Proto-Germanic *drup-, from PIE *dhreu-, related to Old English dropian "to drop" (see drip). Related: Drooped; drooping. As a noun, from 1640s.

verb hang down; languish

Example sentences :

But the tempter came, and from that time she began to droop.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various

It is a toss of the head and a droop of the eyes if I say one word of what is in my mind.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

The more intense his thinking, the slacker was the droop of his lower jaw.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

As soon as Freya was gone, the flowers began to droop their heads.
Extract from : « Opera Stories from Wagner » by Florence Akin

There was a droop to Evadna's shoulders, and a tremble to her mouth.
Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower

You droop at that, forgetting that I am growing old, and that my course is nearly run.
Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens

Leave then to perish your hope; droop in the desert my joy; naked advance.
Extract from : « Monday or Tuesday » by Virginia Woolf

One wing seemed to droop a little; so we took it up and put it in a box.
Extract from : « Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad » by Various

The droop of her head appealed to the young man with immense power.
Extract from : « Wayside Courtships » by Hamlin Garland

My strength and appetite suddenly deserted me, and I began to pine and droop.
Extract from : « Lavengro » by George Borrow

Synonyms for droop

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