# droop

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈdɹuːp/ · frequency rank #52,283

## Definitions
1. To hang downward; to sag.
2. To slowly become limp; to bend gradually.
3. To lose all energy, enthusiasm or happiness; to flag.
4. To allow to droop or sink.
5. To proceed downward, or toward a close; to decline.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English droupen, from Old Norse drúpa (“to droop”), from Proto-Germanic *drūpaną, *drupōną (“to hang down, drip, drop”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewb- (“to drip, drop”). Doublet of drip and drop.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/droop