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# drooping

verb form (present participle of droop: droop, droops, drooped, drooping); adjective (drooping)

«drooping» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Hanging or bending down, especially because of weakness, tiredness or lack of water, as in «drooping flowers». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drooping/#m1)
2. Becoming sad or losing energy, as in «drooping spirits». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drooping/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science, drooping leaves are a sign a plant needs water or is too hot. In stories, «drooping eyelids», «a drooping moustache» and «drooping shoulders» paint a picture of tiredness, age or sadness. It is a common describing word in creative writing.

### Examples

- The drooping roses needed water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drooping/#x1)
- She had drooping eyelids after the sleepover. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drooping/#x2)
- The old dog walked with a drooping tail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drooping/#x3)
- His drooping shoulders told us he had lost. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drooping/#x4)
- The willow tree has long, drooping branches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drooping/#x5)
- The balloons were drooping by the end of the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drooping/#x6)
- He sat on the edge of his nest, his head drooping and his feathers all ruffled, looking the picture of misery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drooping/#x7)

### Note

«Drooping» is the -ing form of «droop»; it keeps both o's. As an adjective it goes before a noun: «a drooping flower». See also «droopy» (informal).

## In Jewish tradition

Job says the hope of the wicked is only the sinking away of the soul, meaning they lose hope and die. In the primary lessons: In science, drooping leaves are a sign a plant needs water or is too hot. In stories, «drooping eyelids», «a drooping moustache» and «drooping shoulders» paint a picture of tiredness, age or sadness. It is a common describing word in creative writing.

### Examples

- But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall have no way to flee, and their hope shall be the drooping of the soul. (Writings JOB.11.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drooping/#x1)

### Note

«Drooping» is the -ing form of «droop»; it keeps both o's. As an adjective it goes before a noun: «a drooping flower». See also «droopy» (informal).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «drooping» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drooping/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«drooping» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drooping.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «drooping» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drooping/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«drooping» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/drooping.html) on Mova free.