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Pronunciation / Transliteration: taresagatta
"柳の垂れ下がった枝が水面に触れていた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Bending or hanging downwards, typically because of weakness, tiredness, or heavy weight.
"The drooping branches of the willow tree swept gently across the surface of the pond."
- 1
The action of bending, sagging, or hanging down.
"She noticed a slight drooping in the petals of the flowers as the afternoon heat set in."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English verb 'droupen', stemming from Old Norse 'drúpa', meaning to sink, droop, or hang down. Over centuries, the term has evolved to describe both physical posture and the downward suspension of biological forms or objects due to gravity or fatigue.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Drooping" is said worldwide
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tombant
Transliteration: tombant
"Les branches tombantes du saule pleureur touchaient l'eau."
hängend
Transliteration: haengend
"Die hängenden Äste des Baumes berührten den Boden."
pendente
Transliteration: pendente
"I rami pendenti dell'albero creavano ombra."
colgante
Transliteration: colgante
"Las ramas colgantes del sauce rozaban el agua."
pendente
Transliteration: pendente
"Os galhos pendentes da árvore balançavam ao vento."
झुका हुआ
Transliteration: jhuka hua
"पेड़ की झुकी हुई शाखाएँ पानी को छू रही थीं।"
下垂的
Transliteration: xià chuí de
"柳树下垂的枝条轻拂着水面。"
축 늘어진
Transliteration: chuk neureojin
"수목의 축 늘어진 나뭇가지가 물에 닿았다."
垂れ下がった
Transliteration: taresagatta
"柳の垂れ下がった枝が水面に触れていた。"
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