- to be gloomy or apathetic
- to move or act in an aimless way
- a gloomy person
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mope /moʊp/USA pronunciation
v., moped, mop•ing, n.
v. [no object]
n. [countable]
mop•ey, mop•y, adj. -i•er, -i•est.
mop•ish, adj.,
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026v. [no object]
- to be sunk in dejection;
brood:moping and feeling sorry for herself.
n. [countable]
- a person who mopes.
mop•ey, mop•y, adj. -i•er, -i•est.
mop•ish, adj.,
mope
(mōp),USA pronunciation v., moped, mop•ing, n.
v.i.
v.t.
n.
mop′er, n.
mop′ing•ly, adv.
v.i.
- to be sunk in dejection or listless apathy;
sulk;
brood.
v.t.
- to make dejected, listless, or apathetic.
n.
- a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- mopes, depressed spirits;
blues.
- variant of mop2 1560–70
mop′ing•ly, adv.
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mope /məʊp/ vb (intransitive)
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