as in brooding
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1
as in lingering
to move or act slowly
we were in a rush, and the Sunday driver in front of us was just moping along
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as in pouting
to silently go about in a bad mood
she's been moping all weekend because her boyfriend hasn't called even once
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Recent Examples of moping
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
In other words, if Hollywood had an awards show for public corruption trials, this case would be at home watching it and moping that it didn’t get nominated.
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Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
1 Feb. 2026
Koko storms off and spends the rest of the evening moping about the interaction.
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Jihan Forbes,
Allure,
29 Oct. 2025
In June the McCoys went back to Bloomington and Catherine spent the summer moping.
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Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
One week, a colleague noticed Packard moping around the office and asked what was wrong.
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Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Rather than moping about, get your shop on with one or all of these many holiday sales.
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Averi Baudler,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
Duke, whose time in the pub is spent either moping or getting hyped up by his aunt Kaulo doing her best Lady Macbeth.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
In other words, if Hollywood had an awards show for public corruption trials, this case would be at home watching it and moping that it didn’t get nominated.
—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
1 Feb. 2026
Koko storms off and spends the rest of the evening moping about the interaction.
—
Jihan Forbes,
Allure,
29 Oct. 2025
In June the McCoys went back to Bloomington and Catherine spent the summer moping.
—
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
One week, a colleague noticed Packard moping around the office and asked what was wrong.
—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Rather than moping about, get your shop on with one or all of these many holiday sales.
—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moping
Adjective
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Drawn from the same writing sessions that produced Love Is Not Enough, released in February, Hum of Hurt is the darker and more brooding sibling.
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The nose is brooding and complex, with black cherry, truffle, violet, and a seam of toasted oak.
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But for a growing number of older people, those retirement years are arriving with lingering debt problems attached.
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Irving remains on the roster amid lingering questions about his future after missing all of last season.
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Some people will probably be pouting in those debriefs.
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My introduction to Peters came late last year, when Instagram’s algorithm served me a video of him wearing a baseball cap, primping and pouting for the camera.
Adjective
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The symptoms are so delayed that people often blame them on food poisoning, irritable-bowel syndrome, gluten intolerance.
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Cancer could be affectionate and chatty one moment, and withdrawn and irritable the next, with little to no explanation.
Verb
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Compounding concerns, California officials say the Department of Transportation is dragging its feet.
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One small habit that has helped me tremendously is dragging important emails directly into my calendar.
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But nothing good came from sulking.
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With that goal in mind, Dijkstra has constructed a scheme to ensure that King Radovid stops drinking and sulking over Jaskier and embraces his role as one of the few remaining leaders who can oppose Emhyr’s army.
Adjective
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Scottie Scheffler has become increasingly known for petulant rants.
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Charles seemed highly strung and petulant, getting himself in a lather about the loss of a cufflink just before the pre-wedding ball at Buckingham Palace.
Verb
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While delaying benefits is typically optimal, a hypothetical 22% cut by 2033 significantly shifts optimal claiming ages for many single individuals, potentially encouraging earlier filing, but often not for married couples.
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Some workers were granted exemptions, and a handful of departments were delaying implementation of the governor’s mandate.
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“Moping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moping. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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