drooping lid
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A more general term for a drooping eyelid.
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- After the long flight, his drooping lids showed his extreme exhaustion.
- The old dog looked up at me from under its heavy, drooping lids.
- Surgery can correct a severely drooping lid that obstructs vision.
- I could tell he was bored by the lecture from his slumped posture and drooping lids.
- The anaesthetic made her drooping lids feel impossibly heavy.
- He has a naturally drooping lid over his right eye, giving his face a unique character.
- The doctor diagnosed the patient's drooping lid as a mild case of ptosis.
- She tried to stay awake, but her drooping lids kept closing during the movie.
- The portrait artist perfectly captured her melancholic gaze and slightly drooping lids.
- Even with his drooping lids, the security guard remained alert throughout the night.