moping
ˈmoʊpɪŋ
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Definition of moping - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
emotionstate of being gloomy or apathetic
  • Her constant moping affected everyone around her.
apathy gloominess melancholy
2.
aimless movementRareact of moving aimlessly and slowlyRare
  • His moping around the house was frustrating.
loitering wandering

Adjective

emotionfeeling sad and without energy
  • She spent the day feeling moping and uninterested.
dejected downcast
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Origin of moping

Dutch, moppen (to sulk)

Examples of moping in a sentence

  • Moping in her room, she missed the party.
  • The cat's moping was a sign of boredom.
  • Her moping in the garden lasted all afternoon.
  • He was moping around the house all weekend.
  • Her moping demeanor worried her friends.

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  1. French:mélancolie, mélancolique, ...
  2. German:Schwermut, trübsinnig, ...
  3. Italian:abbattimento, abbattuto, ...
  4. Spanish:apatía, abatido, ...
  5. Portuguese:desânimo, abatido, ...
  6. Chinese:情绪低落, 闷闷不乐的, ...
  7. Japanese:憂鬱, 憂鬱な, ...
  8. Arabic:كَآبَة, كئيب, ...
  9. Hebrew:דִכְדּוּךְ, מְדוּכְדָּךְ, ...
  10. Russian:уныние, унылый, ...
  11. Ukrainian:хандра, сумний, ...
  12. Hindi:उदासी, उदास, ...
mope
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Definition of mope - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.
1.
emotionfeel sad and uninterested in activities
  • He moped around the house all day.
brood pine sulk
2.
aimlessmove slowly without a clear purpose
  • She moped through the park, lost in thought.
dawdle loiter wander

Noun

1.
emotionact of being in low spirits
  • His constant mope was starting to worry his friends.
gloom sulk
2.
gloomy personperson who is always gloomy
  • She was known as the mope of the group.
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Expressions with mope

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move around without purpose, sometimes looking sad
He would mope around the house all day.
move around sadly without purpose
He would mope about the house all day.

Origin of mope

Dutch, moppen (to sulk)

Examples of mope in a sentence

  • Instead of working, he chose to mope in his room.
  • He moped around the house all day.
  • The dog moped in the yard, waiting for its owner.
  • Her mope lasted all afternoon.
  • A mope settled over the entire team.
  • He was such a mope during the rainy days.

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  1. French:déprimer, déprime, ...
  2. German:Trübsal blasen, Trübsal, ...
  3. Italian:deprimersi, malumore, ...
  4. Spanish:deambular, abatimiento, ...
  5. Portuguese:andar cabisbaixo, abatimento, ...
  6. Chinese:闷闷不乐, 低落情绪, ...
  7. Japanese:うろうろする, 落ち込み, ...
  8. Arabic:اِكْتَأَبَ, اِكْتِئَاب, ...
  9. Hebrew:לִשְׁקוֹעַ בְּעֶצֶב, דִּכְדּוּךְ, ...
  10. Russian:хандрить, хандра, ...
  11. Ukrainian:ходити, пригніченість, ...
  12. Hindi:मुँह लटकाना, उदासी, ...
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