mope
[ mohp ]
/ moʊp /
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verb (used without object), moped, mop·ing.
to be sunk in dejection or listless apathy; sulk; brood.
verb (used with object), moped, mop·ing.
to make dejected, listless, or apathetic.
noun
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
mopes, depressed spirits; blues.
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Origin of mope
First recorded in 1560–70; variant of mop2
OTHER WORDS FROM mope
moper, nounmop·ing·ly, adverbDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use mope in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for mope
mope
/ (məʊp) /
verb (intr)
to be gloomy or apatheticthere's no time to mope
to move or act in an aimless wayhe moped around the flat
noun
a gloomy person
See also mopes
Derived forms of mope
moper, nounmopy, adjectiveWord Origin for mope
C16: perhaps from obsolete mope fool and related to mop ²
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