droop

droop
UK [druːp] / US [drup] verb [intransitive]
Word forms "droop":
present tense I/you/we/they droop he/she/it droops present participle drooping past tense drooped past participle drooped
1) to hang downwards

The leaves were drooping in the heat.

2) to become tired, weak, or unhappy

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