droops

VERB

hang down; languish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dangle sag slouch wilt wither

STRONG

bend decline depress diminish drop fade fail faint flag lean loll lop settle sink sling slump subside suspend weaken

WEAK

fall down let down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bloom

STRONG

ascend complete continue finish grow improve increase rise straighten strengthen

WEAK

inflate

Example Sentences

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Domes built in brick were covered with stucco and divided up into godroons.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various

The godroons radiate from the vertical support of the vase and rise half-way up the bowl.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various