mope
verb (used without object)
to be sunk in dejection or listless apathy; sulk; brood.
have moped
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present perfectof mope.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Curtin’s poem ranges from a variety of issues people have moped about during the pandemic, from major hardships to minor inconveniences.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 23, 2020
The answer is that you would at some time have moped about it, and consequently, sooner or later, you would have changed your decision.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2012
Labour would not have moped over whose "efficiency savings" were the more meaningless but pointed out that the three spokesmen were peas from the same pod.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 30, 2010
If he had gone to Napoleon, he might have moped awhile at first, and felt guilty.
From The Crow's Nest by Clarence Day
A feeble youth would have moped, but Robin only grew more resolute.
From Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
