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Dangling vs Drooped - What's the difference?

dangling | drooped |

As adjectives the difference between dangling and drooped

is that dangling is suspended from above while drooped is lacking stiffness.

As verbs the difference between dangling and drooped

is that dangling is while drooped is (droop).

As a noun dangling

is the act of hanging something so that it can move freely; suspension.

dangling

English

Adjective

(-)
  • suspended from above

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of hanging something so that it can move freely; suspension.
  • The act of following or trailing around.
  • * 1866 , Mark Lemon, Falkner Lyle, Or, The Story of Two Wives
    • Falkner's quick-sighted honour would not have tolerated your brother's danglings at the skirts of beauty.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * dangling modifier

    drooped

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Lacking stiffness.
    • Sharon's sad, drooped face lit up when I gave her tickets to see tonight's game.

    Related terms

    * droop * droopy

    Verb

    (head)
  • (droop)