droop

(Αγγλικός)

Verb

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

Noun

1. Something which is limp or sagging.
2. A condition or posture of drooping.
3. A hinged portion of the leading edge of an aeroplane's wing, which swivels downward to increase lift during takeoff and landing.

Adj

Drooping; adroop.

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈdɹuːp/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Κληρονομήθηκε από Μέσα Αγγλικά: droupen

In summary

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.

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Συνώνυμα

wither

sag

languish

fade

hang down

wilt

hang

faint

flag

lower

stoop

shrivel

dangle

swag

loll

slouch

dry out

drop

dip

deteriorate

slug

pull down

weaken

lop

collapse

sink

feel depressed

rounding of the shoulders

bow

🙇

fail

decline

be down-hearted

waste

feel sad

be low-spirited

weep

bend down

be discouraged

despond

be melancholy

bend

pine

descend

fall

be sad

depend

emaciate

dwindle

deflect

deep

Μεταφράσεις

pendre

pendere

retomber

pender

pendere

erschlaffen

hangen

aflojar

pencher

nachlassen

colgar

hängen

ermatten

afflosciare

intristire