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mope
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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.

[Origin unknown.]

moper n.
mopish, mopey adj.
mopish·ly adv.

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mopemope - someone who wastes time
do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, bum - person who does no work; "a lazy bum"
Verb1.mope - move around slowly and aimlessly
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
be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

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
Spanish mope [məup] viestar deprimido
mope about, mope around viandar abatido

French mope [məup] viavoir le cafard, se morfondre
mope about, mope around vibroyer du noir, se morfondre

German mope [məup] viTrübsal blasen
mope about mope vimit einer Jammermiene herumlaufen
mope around mope vi = mope about

Italian mope [məup] vifare il broncio
mope about
mope around vitrascinarsi or aggirarsi con aria avvilita

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