moped; moping
1
: to give oneself up to brooding : become listless or dejected
I was feeling depressed and just moped around all day.
2
: to move slowly or aimlessly : dawdle
the little woman does mope along in traffic—
Paul Jones
Paul Jones3
archaic
: to act in a dazed or stupid manner
moper
noun
1
: one that mopes
2
Synonyms
Verb
- crawl
- creep
- dally
- dawdle
- delay
- diddle
- dillydally
- drag
- lag
- linger
- loiter
- lollygag
- lallygag
- poke
- shilly-shally
- tarry
Noun
- blue devils
- blues
- dejection
- depression
- desolation
- despond
- despondence
- despondency
- disconsolateness
- dispiritedness
- doldrums
- dolefulness
- downheartedness
- dreariness
- dumps
- forlornness
- gloom
- gloominess
- glumness
- heartsickness
- joylessness
- melancholy
- miserableness
- mournfulness
- oppression
- sadness
- sorrowfulness
- unhappiness
Examples of mope in a Sentence
Verb
Like a little child, he often moped when he didn't get what he wanted.
we were in a rush, and the Sunday driver in front of us was just moping along
Noun
he's got the mopes because his girlfriend is mad at him
Recent Examples on the WebGustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024
Meanwhile, that very good actor Anthony Ramos is put in the awkward position of having to mope around as Javi, who has a one-sided crush on Kate.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 July 2024
Alex Raiman, EW.com, 11 July 2024
But in the capital too he can’t get published, and instead mopes around sulkily at literary soirées.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 19 May 2024
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Verb
My Mexican hillbilly family never had time to whine and mope.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024
Meanwhile, that very good actor Anthony Ramos is put in the awkward position of having to mope around as Javi, who has a one-sided crush on Kate.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 July 2024
Noun
The Boys retreat to a bar to drink away their battle wounds, where Hughie mopes about failing to neutralize the assassin while Annie placates a fan who forces a selfie with her.
—Alex Raiman, EW.com, 11 July 2024
But in the capital too he can’t get published, and instead mopes around sulkily at literary soirées.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 19 May 2024
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“Mope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mope. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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