Eventually, though, the leaves will begin to droop, which is a sure sign it needs water. From Wordnik.com. [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference
The precision ( "droop") of this unit is less than 1%, hence considerably better than the mechanical unit. From Wordnik.com. [10. Overview of Commercially Available Systems] Reference
LF: Can you find a more gelatinous one and kind of droop it over his hand between his thumb and forefinger?. From Wordnik.com. [The Kool Aid Report] Reference
With ceaseless hoof: low droop his ears, wherefrom. From Wordnik.com. [The Georgics] Reference
They are also long, with a gentle droop at the end. From Wordnik.com. [The Wonders of the Jungle Book One] Reference
Eyes droop, mouth creased, hands still as monuments. From Wordnik.com. [The Movement of Strings] Reference
Her eyes droop, an embarrassed flush dyes her cheek. From Wordnik.com. [When the Birds Begin to Sing] Reference
Or droop o'er the sod where the long grasses nod. From Wordnik.com. [America First Patriotic Readings] Reference
All nature seemed to droop beneath the scorching heat. From Wordnik.com. [Woman on the American Frontier] Reference
The faint droop of her mouth, too, betrayed intense fatigue. From Wordnik.com. [Uncanny Tales] Reference
She began to droop into a sort of calm, despondent lethargy. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866] Reference
The most beautiful flowers must soon fade and droop and die. From Wordnik.com. [Clotelle; or, the Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; or, the President's Daughter] Reference
He saw every flush on her open face, every droop of her eyes. From Wordnik.com. [The Maid of the Whispering Hills] Reference
Things may begin to grow, but they shall speedily droop and die. From Wordnik.com. [My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year] Reference
She snapped at me to call me to attention if I let my wrists droop. From Wordnik.com. [Hilary Mantel Comma] Reference
But clicking on the link made my shoulders slump and my head droop. From Wordnik.com. [Dig deeper, because it’s all in the name] Reference
In his bearing was no menace -- only the unstrung droop of despair. From Wordnik.com. [A Sheaf of Corn] Reference
The sweet mouth has a wan droop, as if sighing for ungranted kisses. From Wordnik.com. [When the Birds Begin to Sing] Reference
Motionless construction cranes droop over abandoned building projects. From Wordnik.com. [Inside A New Nuclear Nemesis] Reference
Her face was drawn and there was a fagged, weary droop to the shoulders. From Wordnik.com. [The Wind Before the Dawn] Reference
Yes, he does look rather forlorn; there is a pathetic droop to his mouth. From Wordnik.com. [Reno — a Book of Short Stories and Information] Reference
Graces that are received ungratefully droop like flowers deprived of rain. From Wordnik.com. [My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year] Reference
But as Isabel grew better, Mary Fuller seemed to sink and droop in all her being. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Homestead] Reference
Here I raised my head from its dull droop and looked questioningly into his eyes. From Wordnik.com. [The Revolutions of Time] Reference
They saw the metal derrick melt from the heat, droop over and bend into the water. From Wordnik.com. [Rig Blast Survivor: 'I Thought I Was Going To Die'] Reference
These are easily kept moist, and the plants droop and twine over them very gracefully. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources] Reference
The flock was a weary, droop-feathered collection with no place to run, no place to hide. From Wordnik.com. [The H.D. Chronicles, chapter 1] Reference
A flush of pleasure peeps through the white skin, her eyes droop, her breathing quickens. From Wordnik.com. [When the Birds Begin to Sing] Reference
She had to droop her own almost immediately for the truth she read in his was overpowering. From Wordnik.com. [Marcia Schuyler] Reference
There was an added droop to Stetson's shoulders that accentuated his usual slouching stance. From Wordnik.com. [Operation Haystack] Reference
Mrs. Roche's eyes droop as she turns them away from the sleeping face of that innocent child. From Wordnik.com. [When the Birds Begin to Sing] Reference
Earlier this year, he noticed in photos that the lower half of his face was starting to droop. From Wordnik.com. [What Wrinkles?] Reference
They were so cute because their eyes would droop and they would slowly fall asleep in your lap. From Wordnik.com. [A Visit To Sheep Country] Reference
She had great dark circles under her eyes and a pathetic sort of droop to the corners of her mouth. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart of Arethusa] Reference
Poultry and wild fowls droop their wings, hang out their tongues, and, with open throats, pant for breath. From Wordnik.com. [An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2] Reference
Its droop will become more pronounced in middle age, he'll be helpless to prevent it, yet fewer and fewer people will notice. From Wordnik.com. [Obituary] Reference
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