Drooping vs Flagging - What's the Difference?

Drooping

Flagging

Definitions

Definition as Noun
Definition as Noun
  • flagstones collectively
  • a walk of flagstones
Definition as Adjective
  • having branches or flower heads that bend downward
  • hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness)
  • weak from exhaustion
Definition as Adjective
  • weak from exhaustion

Examples

  • "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers"
  • "there was a pile of flagging waiting to be laid in place"
  • "the flagging in the garden was quite imaginative"

Parts of Speech

Adjective
Adjective, Noun