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drooping en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈdɹuːpɪŋ/

Etymology

From droop + -ing.

Meanings

  1. That droops or droop.
    • drooping flowers
    • Cocktails in a can are the new frontier for drooping drinks giants [title] 2025 December 27, “Cocktails in a can are the new frontier for drooping drinks giants”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 18:

Forms

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more drooping Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most drooping Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

droopingly · droopingness · drooping saxifrage · undrooping

drooping en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈdɹuːpɪŋ/

Etymology

From droop + -ing.

Meanings

  1. An instance of something drooping.

Forms

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droopings Number=Plur lexicographic

drooping en · VERB

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈdɹuːpɪŋ/

Etymology

From droop + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of droop
    form of droop