moping 1 of 2

present participle of mope
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as in pouting
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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moping

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adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for moping
Adjective
  • After the brooding introspection of The Tortured Poets Department, The Life of a Showgirl is especially fitting, being the balancing act of it all — marrying the private musings of the poet with the vivacious presence of the showgirl.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Nolan produced the flick, and with Zack Snyder at the helm, Man of Steel brought us a more brooding, haunted Kryptonian strongman seemingly destined to wander the world a shell of himself.
    Devan Coggan, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Still, Brown did not spend his offseason sulking.
    Sean Gregory, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
  • No one is going to get better by sulking.
    Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Adjective
  • SSRIs are linked to a condition called neonatal adaption syndrome, in which infants are born jittery, irritable and with abnormal muscle tone.
    Andrew Novick, The Conversation, 31 July 2025
  • Frequently, kids who suppress emotions at school come home irritable in a low-key fashion at home.
    Sherri Gordon, Parents, 29 July 2025
Verb
  • Magical door wash to welcome in the new To create your magic door wash, start with a glass mason jar and cleanse the space above it by ringing a bell in a clockwise motion to clear any lingering energy.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Don't jump to conclusions about a compromise state budget plan with cuts, taxes and a lingering bit of uncertainty.
    Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The kidnappers’ only demand is Dalton’s resignation, which seems like a no-brainer to Dalton’s petulant teenage daughter (Isobel Akuwudike’s Sylvie).
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Jimmy Butler did not have to consider the fallout of petulance because he already was known as petulant.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • While grunge seemed peevish, grim, defeatist, and dour—and extended the kind of us-vs.-them culture most famously centered by the indie rock of the ’80s and ’90s, Oasis was celebratory, communal, and democratic while exploring themes of alienation, escape, and fantasies of triumph.
    Corey Seymour, Vogue, 28 July 2025
  • Thousands of people — displaced by disaster, their past lives gone up in smoke — are hostage to the whims of a peevish president who always puts his feelings first and cares nothing for the greater good.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
Verb
  • On Wednesday, March 19, the couple filmed an Instagram Reel poking fun at their recent red carpet interview with Extra at the grand re-opening of Planet Hollywood in NYC on Tuesday, March 11.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Generally, a plant whose roots are poking out will be completely root-bound.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Golden smiled for the picture but made a grumpy face in a second photo, sitting alongside her older sister, Sterling.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • At Castle Leathers, Murtagh is grumpy and sulking because Ellen has been promised to another… which Brian definitely did not know.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Moping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moping. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.

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