mope
verb (used without object)
to be sunk in dejection or listless apathy; sulk; brood.
moping
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present participleof mope.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Wainwright's wife, Cat Thompson, 53, said she liked that her husband was "just doing something rather than moping around the house all day".
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
He doesn’t respond to his various wake-up calls with stubborn defiance but a curiosity that shifts his moping into something akin to a geeky, fun-loving second adolescence.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2026
Instead of moping over the setback, Ohtani has started eyeing his next boundary-pushing maneuver: To be a leadoff hitter and high-leverage reliever in the same game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025
As macho as the protagonist of a Lifetime movie, moping like an adolescent and watching too much TV, Mr. White’s Springsteen is clearly depressed, but Mr. Cooper’s script doesn’t provide much illumination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
As the days passed, Papa started moping around as if he didn’t have any life left in him.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
