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

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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
  • For a creamier take, DedCool’s XtraMilk Eau de Parfum is a 2024 Best of Beauty Award winner that layers bergamot over soft white musk and amber for a cozy skin-like scent that lingers close to the body.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 11 July 2026
  • The longer uncertainty lingers, the more risk there is for stocks at a moment when the market leaders, chipmakers, are wobbling.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 July 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
  • This leads to another unfortunate confrontation with a Bowden parent, as Tom drags Cady into the street and beats him up in full view of lookie-loos with phone cameras.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • Trump speaks to Putin and Zelenskyy Ukraine has stepped up its attacks on Russian oil facilities in recent months, seeking to deplete President Vladimir Putin's war chest as the Kremlin's more than four-year war drags on.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Definition of drags
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  • 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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  • As such, Propco must reapply for permits before resuming construction, which delays the project’s completion until the middle of 2027, according to the documents.
    — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2026
  • The deal also delays the elimination of dental help for undocumented adults a year later than Newsom proposed.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of delays
Verb
  • 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
  • Seltz’s system crawls hundreds of millions of pages a day, and returns results in under 200 milliseconds.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 24 June 2026
  • At sunset, the city starts glowing around you while traffic crawls silently below.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
Definition of crawls

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