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mope around

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

Verb

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

  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 around the house, feeling lonely and sad.

Forms of mope around

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

Questions about mope around

What does mope around mean?
Mope around 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 around?
Mope around is a verb.
What is the past tense of mope around?
The past tense of mope around is moped around.

Words near mope around in the dictionary

  1. Moparrabah
  2. mopboard
  3. mopboards
  4. mope
  5. mope about
  6. mope around
  7. mope-eyed
  8. moped
  9. moped about
  10. moped around
  11. mopedist

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