- present tense form of mope (3rd person singular).
mopes
Example Sentences
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“Maddie doesn’t listen to me,” she complains, then mopes.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2021
While David mopes around, wallowing in his angst, Georgia is a model of multitasking, caring for the kids, finishing a novel and, at one point, helping a friend give birth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2020
Rather than drive back home, Drew mopes around the property.
From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2020
It seems cruel to send her off to live her final years with my in-laws because she gets sad and mopes when we’re not around.
From Slate ● Jan. 24, 2020
He mopes around the house, resdess, pretending to be coming down with a cold.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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