mope

mope  (mp)

intr.v. moped, mop·ing, mopes

1.

a. To be gloomy or dejected.

b. To brood or sulk. See Synonyms at brood.

2. To move in a leisurely or aimless manner; dawdle.

n.

1. A person given to gloomy or dejected moods.

2. mopes Low spirits; the blues. Often used with the.

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[Origin unknown.]

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moper n.

mopish, mopey adj.

mopish·ly adv.

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mope

Verb

[moping, moped]

1. to be gloomy or apathetic

2. to walk around in a gloomy and aimless manner [perhaps from obsolete mope fool]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mope - someone who wastes time dallier, dilly-dallier, dillydallier, lounger do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, bum - person who does no work; "a lazy bum"
Verb	1.	mope - move around slowly and aimlessly mope around move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	2.	mope - be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed moon about, moon around be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

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mope

verb brood, moon, pine, hang around, idle, fret, pout, languish, waste time, sulk, be gloomy, eat your heart out, be apathetic, be dejected, be down in the mouth (informal) have a long face, wear a long face, go about like a half-shut knife (informal)

Translations

mope [məup] vi → estar deprimido

mope about, mope around vi → andar abatido

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mope [məup] vi → avoir le cafard, se morfondre

mope about, mope around vi → broyer du noir, se morfondre

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mope [məup] vi → Trübsal blasen

mope about mope vi → mit einer Jammermiene herumlaufen

mope around mope vi = mope about

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mope [məup] vi → fare il broncio

mope about

mope around vi → trascinarsi or aggirarsi con aria avvilita