drooping

ˈdruːpɪŋ
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Translation of drooping into German,

Adjective

1.

sagging form

hanging or bending down
  • The drooping branches of the willow tree touched the pond's surface..Die hängenden Zweige der Weide berührten die Oberfläche des Teiches
2.

tired or sad

showing signs of tiredness or sadness
  • Her eyes were drooping after hours of work..Ihre Augen waren nach stundenlanger Arbeit müde
3.

plant

TECH.
having branches or flower heads bending downward
TECH.
  • The drooping branches touched the ground.Die hängenden Zweige berührten den Boden.

Noun

general

an event or state where something sags or hangs down
Herabhängen Erschlaffen Durchhängen
  • The drooping of the flowers showed they needed water.Das Herabhängen der Blumen zeigte, dass sie Wasser brauchten.
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Synonyms and analogies of drooping in English

Examples of drooping in a sentence

  • His drooping shoulders showed his exhaustion.
  • His shoulders were drooping from exhaustion.
  • The flowers were drooping in the heat.
  • The drooping flowers needed more sunlight.
  • Gardeners trimmed the drooping stems for better growth.
  • The drooping of the curtain rod worsened after the storm.
droop
druːp
Verb
1.

plants

intr.
hang downward due to lack of strength
intr.
  • The flowers began to droop in the heat.Die Blumen begannen in der Hitze herabzuhängen.
2.

movement

tr.
allow something to hang downward
tr.
hängen lassen herunterhängen
  • She drooped her head in disappointment.Sie ließ ihren Kopf enttäuscht hängen.
3.

lose strength

intr.
become weaker or lose vitality
intr.
  • His spirits drooped after he heard the sad news..Seine Stimmung erschlaffte nach der traurigen Nachricht
Noun
1.

physical state

limp or sagging condition
  • The plant's droop indicated it needed water.Das Hängen der Pflanze zeigte an, dass sie Wasser brauchte.
2.

aviation

TECH.
hinged wing part for lift
TECH.
Vorflügel Landeklappe fAuftriebshilfe
  • The pilot adjusted the droop for landing.Der Pilot stellte die Vorflügel für die Landung ein.

Expressions with droop: examples in English and translations in German

Bierlähmung
Alkoholimpotenz
After a night of partying, he experienced brewer's droop.
Drehzahlabfall
Drehzahlabsenkung
The generator's speed droop was adjusted for optimal performance.

Translations of "drooping" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
hängendadj.

The leaves are deeply cut and jagged, not drooping, bright green.

Die Blätter sind tief eingeschnitten und zackig, nicht hängend, hellgrün.

schlaffadj.

Or maybe your hairstyle is drooping and lacking volume?

Vielleicht ist Ihre Frisur schlaff und es mangelt ihr an Volumen?

müdeadj.

With a yawn, she stretched her arms to shake off the drooping sensation.

Mit einem Gähnen streckte sie ihre Arme, um das müde Gefühl abzuschütteln.

Noun
Herabhängenn.

Symptoms of these types of stress are wilting and drooping of the leaves.

Symptome von diesen Stressarten sind das Verwelken und Herabhängen der Blätter.

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Other translations for drooping:

  • hängenden
  • herabhängenden

drooping: Examples and translations in context

Triangular in shape, their ears are medium in size and drooping.

Die Ohren sind mittelgroß, dreieckig und hängend.

Branches wide open to horizontal, young shoots drooping.

Äste weit ausladend bis waagerecht, junge Zweige hängend.

The flowers are drooping, rather large.

Die Blüten sind hängend, ziemlich groß.

He walked back the street slowly, the ears drooping.

Es ging langsam die Straße wieder hinab, die Ohren hängend.

The slender, pinnate leaves are elegantly arching, their leaflets distinctly drooping.

Die schlanken, gefiederten Blätter sind elegant gebogen, die Blattsegmente charakteristisch hängend.

Flowers drooping, small, located on long pedicels.

Blüten hängend, klein, auf langen Stielen.

The flowers are culminating, usually drooping.

Die Blüten gipfeln, meist hängend.

The flowers are small, clustered in the complex spike inflorescence, erect or drooping.

Die Blüten sind klein, gruppiert in der komplexen Spike Blütenstand, aufrecht oder hängend.

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