mope
verb (used without object)
to be sunk in dejection or listless apathy; sulk; brood.
will mope
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future tenseof mope.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Cows separated from their calves will mope and bellow for days.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
Yes," exclaimed Lady Laura, "and you will mope yourself to death in your own rooms, with your painting, whenever you have no company in the house.
From The Lovels of Arden by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Place a child by itself, deprive it of its companions, and soon it will mope and become slow of movement.
From In Tune with the Infinite or, Fullness of Peace, Power, and Plenty by Ralph Waldo Trine
So the merry maiden thought, 'This will never do; I must take strong measures, or the poor soul will mope himself to death.'
From Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside by Emily Mayer Higgins
"Poor little beggar!" said John Mortimer to his father, as they all walked to the inn together; "those two women will mope that boy into his grave if they don't look out."
From Fated to Be Free by Jean Ingelow
