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mope

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verb \ˈmōp\

Definition of mope

moped

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moping
  1. intransitive verb

  2. 1 archaic :  to act in a dazed or stupid manner

  3. 2 :  to give oneself up to brooding :  become listless or dejected I was feeling depressed and just moped around all day.

  4. 3 :  to move slowly or aimlessly :  dawdle the little woman does mope along in traffic — Paul Jones

moper

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mopey

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Examples of mope in a Sentence

  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

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Origin and Etymology of mope

probably from obsolete mop, mope fool

mope Synonyms

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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mope

noun

Definition of mope

  1. 1 :  one that mopes

  2. 2 mopes plural :  blues 1

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Origin and Etymology of mope

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MOPE Defined for English Language Learners

mope

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verb

Definition of mope for English Language Learners

  • : to behave in a way that shows you are unhappy and depressed

  • : to move around slowly because you are unhappy

MOPE Defined for Kids

mope

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verb \ˈmōp\

Definition of mope for Students

moped

;

moping

  1. :  to be in a dull and sad state of mind Don't sit home moping all the day long. — Astrid Lindgren, Pippi Longstocking

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