- present participle of droop.
drooping
Example Sentences
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Those figures are a remarkable contrast to the drooping ratings for CBS’s other mainstay news programs in the morning External link and evening External link.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
In response, the company introduced a wind-assist kit—a pair of cables, clips and sandbags that can keep the fabric from drooping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
Designed by Na Song, the cover features drooping blue crayon text and a small illustration of a girl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
Another possibility is that people will use their refund money to build rainy-day funds, at a time when savings rates are drooping.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 26, 2026
She drove her bread to the bottom of the container and scooped up a drooping, goopy mound of it.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
