verb
- to be dejected or listless; to move or act in a dejected manner
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘mope’
noun
- fits of dejection or listlessness
Usage: usually used with ‘the’
Examples
- She mopes around the house when it rains.
- He always mopes after losing a game.
- The teenager mopes in his room all day.
- Don’t let him get the mopes over such a small setback.
- She’s had the mopes ever since her friend moved away.
- The dog mopes by the door waiting for its owner.
- He mopes instead of trying to solve his problems.