垂れる

Meaning

1. v1vi
   to hang; to droop; to dangle; to sag; to lower; to pull down
2. v1vt
   to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to grant; to bestow
3. v1vi
   to drip; to ooze; to trickle; to drop
4. v1vt
   to leave behind (at death)
5. v1vt
   to say; to utter
6. v1vt
   to excrete (urine, feces, etc.); to let out (a fart)

Example sentences

• 彼は恥ずかしさのあまり首を垂れた。

  He hung his head in shame.

• 彼の服からしずくが垂れていた。

  His clothes were dripping.

• 川岸で数人の男が糸を垂れている。

  Several men are fishing from the riverbank.