Mope
21mope — verb (often mope around/about) feel dejected and apathetic. noun informal a person who mopes. Derivatives moper noun mopey (also mopy) adjective mopily adverb mopiness noun mopish …
22mope — [məʊp] verb [I] to feel bored or unhappy and show no interest in doing anything • mope around …
23mope — [[t]moʊp[/t]] v. moped, mop•ing, n. 1) to be sunk in dejection or apathy; sulk; brood 2) to pass in a dejected or apathetic way (usu. fol. by away): to mope away one s vacation[/ex] 3) a person who mopes or is given to moping 4) mopes, depressed… …
24mope — v. & n. v.intr. be gloomily depressed or listless; behave sulkily. n. 1 a person who mopes. 2 (the mopes) low spirits. Derivatives: moper n. mopy adj. (mopier, mopiest). mopily adv. mopiness n. Etymology: 16th c.: prob. rel. to mope, mopp(e) fool …
25mope about — ˌmope a ˈround ˌmope a ˈbout british [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they mope around he/she/it mopes around present participle …
26Mope-eyed — a. Shortsighted; purblind. [1913 Webster] …
27mope about (…) — ˌmope aˈbout/aˈround (…) derived (disapproving) to spend time walking around a place with no particular purpose, especially because you feel sorry for yourself • Instead of moping around the house all day, you should be out there looking for a… …
28mope around (…) — ˌmope aˈbout/aˈround (…) derived (disapproving) to spend time walking around a place with no particular purpose, especially because you feel sorry for yourself • Instead of moping around the house all day, you should be out there looking for a… …
29mope-eye — ˈmope eye rare 0. [Back formation from next.] Myopia. in Syd. Soc. Lex …
30mope around — verb move around slowly and aimlessly • Syn: ↑mope • Derivationally related forms: ↑mope (for: ↑mope) • Hypernyms: ↑move • Verb Frames …
