drooping
Wilting from fatigue
Drooping describes something that hangs or sags downward, lacking the strength or structure to stay upright: drooping flowers, drooping eyelids, a drooping mustache.
The word often suggests weariness, neglect, or decline.
Spirits can droop as readily as physical things: His shoulders were drooping with exhaustion.
Bending downward weakly
- slouchingPoor postural alignment
- stoopedBent body forward
- slumpedSank or drooped heavily
- hunchedBent at spine
bowed · wilting · flagging · stooping · bending · leaning · lolling · hanging
Losing turgor and drooping
- witheredDried and shrunken
- fadedLost original color
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- shriveledContracted from moisture loss
limp · dehydrated · desiccated · flagging · languid · dying · thirsty · overwatered
Bending downward weakly
- wrinkledHaving surface folds
- weatheredEroded by exposure
- tiredLacking energy, needing rest
- carewornWeary from prolonged anxiety
faded · worn · haggard · lined · jowly · baggy · loose · slack
Suspended and swaying freely
- pendantSuspended jewelry ornament
- pendulousHanging so as to swing
- trailingFollowing behind something
- cascadingFalling in stages
suspended · swaying · overhanging · draping · festooned · curtained · draped · flowing
Movable eye covers
- shouldersUpper arm joints
- earsAuditory organs, paired
- jowlsSlack facial flesh
- breastsMammary tissue areas
chin · head · arms · tail · wings · branches · leaves · petals
Sad or despondent
- dejectedLow in spirits
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- dispiritedHaving lost heart
- disheartenedLost confidence or hope
forlorn · gloomy · morose · glum · despondent · sad · low · blue
sagging
Bending downward weakly
hunched · bowed · wilting · flagging · stooping · bending · leaning · lolling · hanging · limp
wilting
Losing turgor and drooping
shriveled · limp · dehydrated · desiccated · flagging · languid · dying · thirsty · overwatered · yellowing
sagging
Bending downward weakly
careworn · faded · worn · haggard · lined · jowly · baggy · loose · slack · elderly
dangling
Suspended and swaying freely
cascading · suspended · swaying · overhanging · draping · festooned · curtained · draped · flowing · falling
eyelids
Movable eye covers
breasts · chin · head · arms · tail · wings · branches · leaves · petals · whiskers
downcast
Sad or despondent
- dejectedLow in spirits
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- dispiritedHaving lost heart
disheartened · forlorn · gloomy · morose · glum · despondent · sad · low · blue · mournful
- gardening termsgrowing, blooming, wilting, pruning, grafting
- plant problemsroot rot, iron deficiency, calcium deficiency, wilting, yellow leaves
- wilting actionswilting, withering, sagging, drying, shriveling
- plant responsesphototropism, gravitropism, tropism, heliotropism, wilting
- deformingbending, twisting, warping, curving, folding
- signs of tirednessyawning, napping, dozing, rubbing eyes, nodding off
- drooping eyelidsLids that sag downward