droop
Yield to gravity
Droop describes a downward sag or hang, typically from weakness, fatigue, or lack of support.
Flowers droop when they need water; eyelids droop when someone is tired; shoulders droop in defeat or exhaustion.
The word works as both verb and noun: The droop of his head suggested he'd fallen asleep.
Things that droop lack the stiffness or energy to remain upright, giving the word connotations of wilting, flagging spirits, or physical decline.
Drooping, lazy posture
Deeply tired, spent
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- tiredLacking energy, needing rest
- fatiguedDrained of energy
- listlessLacking energy or enthusiasm
lethargic · sluggish · enervated · spent · drained · flagging · wilting · sagging
Low in spirits
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- downheartedLow in spirits
- dispiritedHaving lost heart
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
gloomy · forlorn · despondent · disheartened · morose · glum · low-spirited · sullen
wither
Dry and decay
sag · flag · languish · desiccate · parch · dry · crisp · brittle · sere · wizened
slouch
Drooping, lazy posture
sag · loll · bow · wilt · flop · sink · hang · bend · curve · decline
dangle
Hang loosely, swaying
sway · pendant · cascade · festoon · trail · drape · suspend · loop · slack · limp
weary
Deeply tired, spent
listless · lethargic · sluggish · enervated · spent · drained · flagging · wilting · sagging · fading
dejected
Low in spirits
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- downheartedLow in spirits
- dispiritedHaving lost heart
melancholy · gloomy · forlorn · despondent · disheartened · morose · glum · low-spirited · sullen · mournful
eyelid
Movable ocular covering
tail · wing · head · shoulder · breast · leaf · petal · branch · bough · tendril
- distortionsdistort, distorts, deform, warp, twist
- wilting signssag, shrivel, wither, flagging, limpness
- "OO" wordsmoon, food, soon, room, cool
- body movementsflexion, bend, twist, standing, extension
- declinedecline, in decline, decrease, downswing, on the decline
- downward motionsfall, drop, descend, plunge, sink
drooprise
Move to higher position
straighten · lift · perk up · raise · unbend
- droopy earsLop-sided auditory appendages
- droopy eyesEyelids sagging downward
- droopy eyelidsSagging upper eye covers
- drooping eyelidsLids that sag downward
- facial droopSagging of facial features
- eyelid droopSagging upper eye covering