droops
Bends toward ground
Droops is the third-person singular of droop, meaning to sag, sink, or hang downward from weakness or lack of support.
Flowers droop without water.
Eyelids droop with fatigue.
Spirits droop under disappointment.
Her shoulders drooped when she heard the news.
The flag droops in the still air.
Bends downward loosely
- hangsIs suspended from above
- slumpsFalls or droops suddenly
- slouchesStands or sits droopily
- stoopsBends forward, or porches
bows · bends · lolls · dangles · flops · dips · sinks · wilts
Rubber wheel coverings
- wiltsLoses turgidity and droops
- flagsSymbolic national cloths
- sagsBends downward loosely
- fadesGrows gradually weaker
weakens · languishes · slackens · wanes · ebbs · falters · lags · exhausts
Loses turgidity and droops
- withersShrinks from dryness
- shrivelsContracts from dryness
- fadesGrows gradually weaker
- languishesWeakens through neglect
parches · desiccates · yellows · browns · curls · hangs · bends · bows
Sad or despondent
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- dispiritedHaving lost heart
- despondentDeeply discouraged, hopeless
- dejectedLow in spirits
melancholy · glum · forlorn · sullen · morose · low-spirited · disheartened · heavy-hearted
sags
Bends downward loosely
stoops · bows · bends · lolls · dangles · flops · dips · sinks · wilts · flags
tires
Rubber wheel coverings
fades · weakens · languishes · slackens · wanes · ebbs · falters · lags · exhausts · wearies
wilts
Loses turgidity and droops
languishes · parches · desiccates · yellows · browns · curls · hangs · bends · bows · sags
downcast
Sad or despondent
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- dispiritedHaving lost heart
- despondentDeeply discouraged, hopeless
dejected · melancholy · glum · forlorn · sullen · morose · low-spirited · disheartened · heavy-hearted · woebegone
- setbacksfailing, back to square one, stuck, losing, stumbles
- erodeserodes, corrodes, abrades, wears down, wears out
droopsrises
Moves upward
lifts · perks up · straightens · stands tall · elevates
- 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