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mopes 1 of 2

plural noun

as in sadness
a state or spell of low spirits he's got the mopes because his girlfriend is mad at him

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mopes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of mope
1
as in lingers
to move or act slowly we were in a rush, and the Sunday driver in front of us was just moping along

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2
as in pouts
to silently go about in a bad mood she's been moping all weekend because her boyfriend hasn't called even once

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Recent Examples of mopes
Verb
At the conclusion of the episode, Greg mopes at home, tossing pennies into a jar from afar. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026 Freshly ditched by his friends, Chris mopes, dejected, as his mother drives. — Hannah Bae, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mopes
  1. dumps
  2. lingers
  3. scowls
  4. drags
  5. frowns
  6. delays
  7. sulks
  8. crawls
Plural Noun
  • The production, directed by Simon Godwin from a version by David Eldridge, takes a while to find itself, perhaps because Ibsen dumps exposition into an unbearably clunky first scene or because the play doesn’t introduce its heart, Hedvig, for nearly half an hour.
    — Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Volatile markets have put investment banking in the dumps, but there is a silver lining for Wall Street banks.
    — Charley Grant, WSJ, 13 Jan. 2023
Definition of dumps
Verb
  • That lingers in the existence of the Transportation Security Administration and the general hardening of security measures in society overall.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The heartbreak of last year's football playoffs exit still lingers around North Crowley.
    — Jaylon Shoots, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of lingers
Verb
  • However, there has been a growing edge to Denver’s current group, personified on the field in the way safety Talanoa Hufanga flies to the ball and in the way Cooper scowls under his eye black.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • How often do smiles express happiness and scowls express anger?
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Mar. 2020
Definition of scowls
Verb
  • M’Benga drags him into a private room to discuss the situation, and whether or not Reeger is driven by revenge, not reason.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
  • New York — The Iran war has saddled Americans with a massive energy bill that continues to mount as the conflict drags on.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of drags
Verb
  • Don’t Kill Reach with External Links Like any business that makes money from advertising, LinkedIn frowns upon directing people away from LinkedIn to another site.
    — William Arruda, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • Here is our review of a 2025-26 campaign that’s ended with more smiles than frowns.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Definition of frowns
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  • Tennis has always been highly dependent on the weather; unlike in soccer or football, rain cancels or delays a match until the court is dry enough to be playable.
    — Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
  • But a provision that delays for one month a federal ban on intoxicating hemp THC products has prompted criticism from many GOP lawmakers.
    — Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of delays
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  • In the corner, a young John Adams sulks, uninterested in the dancing and gossip and instead opting to smoke a pipe and watch.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • When Ray lavishes attention on another biker’s pet pillion, Kevin (Jake Shears of the Scissor Sisters), Colin sulks until his master unzips his trousers and gives him a treat.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Definition of sulks
Verb
  • Hairy-nosed wombat births are hard to spot, as after about a 30-day pregnancy, the joey crawls into its mother’s pouch.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Researchers have developed a new control framework that enables humanoid robots to perform agile movements, including army crawls, breakdancing and backflips.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of crawls

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