- present participle of mope.
moping
Example Sentences
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I’m through with moping Moping from all this pointless hoping Hoping he’ll notice me and open his heart Time now to break away and make a new start.
From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2023
Moping is rare in Carroll’s universe, but it’s as noticeable — his head down, words scarce — as it is brief.
From Washington Post • Aug. 15, 2019
The last two jokes cut were a mini-run, I now enter a new phase of life: Moping….
From Salon • May 26, 2015
Moping dirt-trackers can bring down a Lions tour just as surely as opposing fly-halves.
From The Guardian • Apr. 26, 2013
“You know you’ve been moping around the house for the past four or five days. Moping and lifting weights.”
From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz
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