moping 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of mopingnext
as in brooding

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moping

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verb

present participle of mope
1
as in crawling
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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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.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moping. Accessed 24 Mar. 2023.

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