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Princeton's WordNet

  1. drooping, flaggingadjective

    weak from exhaustion

  2. drooping, droopy, saggingadjective

    hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness)

  3. cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous, weepingadjective

    having branches or flower heads that bend downward

    "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers"

Wiktionary

  1. droopingnoun

    An instance of something drooping

  2. droopingadjective

    That droops or droop.

    drooping flowers

ChatGPT

  1. drooping

    Drooping refers to the state of something hanging or sagging downwards due to lack of firmness, strength, or vitality. It can describe physical objects, body parts (such as eyelids or flowers), or even metaphoric scenarios in which someone's spirit or enthusiasm decreases.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Drooping

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of drooping in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of drooping in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of drooping in a Sentence

  1. Jordan Peterson:

    So, attend carefully to your posture. Quit drooping and hunching around. Speak your mind. Put your desires forward, as if you had a right to them — at least the same right as others. Walk tall and gaze forthrightly ahead. Dare to be dangerous. Encourage the serotonin to flow plentifully through neural pathways desperate for its calming influence.

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