1
as in bowing
bending downward or forward
the droopy heads of tired fans riding home on the bus
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2
as in floppy
not stiff in structure
a droopy stalk of celery
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as in depressed
feeling unhappiness
looking droopy and miserable while standing in the pouring rain
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Recent Examples of droopy
Dehydrated Leaves If your plant's leaves look wilted or droopy, these could be signs of dehydration.
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Heather Bien, The Spruce, 19 Jan. 2026
This lovable droopy-eared dog sleeps on top of his doghouse.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
But a few weeks into the holiday season, that greenery can look more like Charlie Brown’s sad tree—droopy, dry, and shedding needles.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2025
From a droopy Kermit the Frog to the trauma of Superman's lost hand, here are some of the biggest balloon fiascos in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade history.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
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Heather Bien, The Spruce, 19 Jan. 2026
This lovable droopy-eared dog sleeps on top of his doghouse.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
But a few weeks into the holiday season, that greenery can look more like Charlie Brown’s sad tree—droopy, dry, and shedding needles.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2025
From a droopy Kermit the Frog to the trauma of Superman's lost hand, here are some of the biggest balloon fiascos in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade history.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for droopy
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Nikki is tall, pierced, and punk rock; her pink hair is shaved down the sides and forms a floppy mohawk up top.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
23 Apr. 2026
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Prune branches that are too floppy to maintain form and height.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2026
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Researchers believe inbreeding led to depressed survival rates in pups.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Sam is very depressed and feels lonely and isolated.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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James O’Donoghue, a planetary scientist with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, likened our planet’s tilting phenomenon to a nodding head.—
Aylin Woodward,
WSJ,
21 Dec. 2021
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If there is a chance of overwatering, plants tend to develop leaves that feel soft or limp rather than dry.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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He was helped off the court with a limp, never to return.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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Back in the city, Amanda and Ciara go for a walk so that Amanda can hear all about the makeup with West and then tell Ciara the very sad tale of her love story as it was related to their couple’s therapist.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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None at all leads to slow, pale, sad-looking growth that limps through the season.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.—
David Mamet,
National Review,
11 Aug. 2022
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
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Alex Cora was clearly unhappy towards the end.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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There were thousands of unhappy Stagecoach festivalgoers on Saturday night, as the approximately 75,000-80,000 guests were forced to evacuate due to high winds.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2026
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With bowed heads, friends and classmates wrapped their arms around each other.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
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Instead of your standard dress shoes, Styles finished the look with a perfect pair of minty-green ballet flats with bowed laces.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Droopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droopy. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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