mope

¹mope

verb \ˈmōp\

mopedmop·ing

Definition of MOPE

intransitive verb

1

archaic : to act in a dazed or stupid manner

2

: to give oneself up to brooding : become listless or dejected

3

: to move slowly or aimlessly : dawdle

— mop·er noun

— mop·ey \ˈmō-pē\ adjective

Examples of MOPE

1. Like a little child, he often moped when he didn't get what he wanted.
2. <we were in a rush, and the Sunday driver in front of us was just moping along>

Origin of MOPE

probably from obsolete mop, mope fool

First Known Use: 1568

Related to MOPE

Synonyms: crawl, creep, dally, dawdle, diddle, dillydally, drag, lag, linger, loiter, lollygag (also lallygag), delay, poke, shilly-shally, tarry

Antonyms: barrel, bolt, career, course, dash, fly, hasten, hotfoot (it), hurry, race, rip, rocket, run, rush, scoot, scud, scurry, speed, tear, whirl, whisk, whiz (or whizz), zip

Related Words: fiddle (around), fool around, mess around, monkey (around), play, potter (around), putter (around), trifle; hang (around or out), idle, loaf, loll, lounge; amble, ease, inch, lumber, plod, saunter, shuffle, stagger, stroll; decelerate, slow (down or up); filibuster, procrastinate, stall, temporize

Near Antonyms: bowl, breeze, dart, hump, hurtle, hustle, scramble, stampede; gallop, jog, run, sprint, trot; accelerate, quicken, speed (up); catch up, fast-forward, outpace, outrun, outstrip, overtake

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Rhymes with MOPE

cope, coup, dope, grope, hope, lope, nope, ope, pope, rope, scop, scope, slope, soap, stope, taupe, tope, trope