mope
verb (used without object)
to be sunk in dejection or listless apathy; sulk; brood.
moper
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a word derived from
mope.
Example Sentences
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Also, Vanya is hopelessly in love with the old man’s exquisitely languorous young wife, who, reasonably enough, finds the moper pathetic.
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
Arulpragasam isn’t much of a moper, though, and soon she is rascally chuckling.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 11, 2016
For another, he was naturally no dreamer or moper, but the jolliest, cheeriest sort of boy.
From For Greater Things; the story of Saint Stanislaus Kostka by William Terence Kane
You're not going to be a moper, are you?
From The Hero of Garside School by James Harwood Panting
"I don't think there ever was such a moper as that girl," grumbled Mrs. Gray to herself.
From Rachel Gray by Julia Kavanagh
