Meaning & use
moping
Spending time in a sad, listless, and self-pitying way, without much energy.
See it in a sentence
Instead of moping around the house, she decided to go for a run.
He spent the rainy afternoon moping about the canceled trip.
A note on using this word
Suggests a quiet, gloomy withdrawal rather than open complaining; the base verb is 'mope.'
Words with a similar meaning
sulkingbrooding
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Words with an opposite meaning
cheering up
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