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mope about

mope about verb: to wander or linger aimlessly with a sad or gloomy demeanor, displaying a lack of energy or motivation.

Verb

mope about (third-person singular simple present mopes about, present participle moping about, simple past and past participle moped about)

  1. To wander or linger aimlessly with a sad or gloomy demeanor, displaying a lack of energy or motivation.
    • Since her pet passed away, she has been moping about the house, feeling lonely and sad.

Forms of mope about

third-person singular presentmopes about
present participlemoping about
past participlemoped about
pastmoped about

Questions about mope about

What does mope about mean?
Mope about means to wander or linger aimlessly with a sad or gloomy demeanor, displaying a lack of energy or motivation.
What part of speech is mope about?
Mope about is a verb.
What is the past tense of mope about?
The past tense of mope about is moped about.

Words near mope about in the dictionary

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  2. Moparrabah
  3. mopboard
  4. mopboards
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  7. mope around
  8. mope-eyed
  9. moped
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  11. moped around

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