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

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Recent Examples of moping
Adjective
Marysol and Alexia take Julia, Lisa, and an unusually dour Adriana, who is moping about her birthday and how society discards women of a certain age. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025 One week, a colleague noticed Packard moping around the office and asked what was wrong. Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025 Rather than moping about, get your shop on with one or all of these many holiday sales. Averi Baudler, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moping
Verb
  • The long-term effect is a generation carrying debt, stuck in low-wage jobs, and delaying milestones like homeownership or starting families.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Flush-fit door handles fail far more often during side impacts than regular handles, delaying egress or rescue time after a crash.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Williams plays Dylan, a brooding bad boy.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Woodall’s quiet brooding and puffy blue eyes recall Jeremy Allen White, while his restless energy and physical appearance calls to mind a young Michael Pitt.
    Caleb Hammond, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Her grandkids are crawling into trouble.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The pair is seen crawling through a wildflower field, dancing, and jumping, but also hollering at each other, brandishing knives, and at some point, Lawrence licks a window with zeal.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 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
  • He was adopted two weeks later, but after 18 months in his home, Scoob developed a painful skin condition that caused his ears to bleed and left him extremely irritable.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Instead, Helen is allowed to be irritable and anti-social, chain-smoking and snappish, without the filmmaker casting judgment.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This effortless touchpoint builds trust, catches lingering issues and creates loyal advocates who feel truly valued.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Grove Collaborative recommends starting with wipes to eliminate any lingering gunk.
    Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 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
  • Julia Garner has the most subtly complex role as Justine, who trembles in one moment and snaps into petulant fit the next.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Sesame and potato as a combo is, in fact, reminiscent of the days of our collective childhoods, when experimentation looked like dragging Wendy’s fries through a vanilla Frosty.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Samuel cut inside off an excellent lead block by Croskey-Merritt and shed nickel back Dru Phillips’ tackle attempt before dragging linebacker Bobby Okereke with him to the goal line for a touchdown.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Moping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moping. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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