moping 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of mopingnext
as in brooding

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moping

2 of 2

verb

present participle of mope
1
as in delaying
to move or act slowly we were in a rush, and the Sunday driver in front of us was just moping along

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2
as in pouting
to silently go about in a bad mood she's been moping all weekend because her boyfriend hasn't called even once

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moping
  1. brooding
  2. irritable
  3. sulking
  4. petulant
  5. lingering
  6. peevish
  7. grumpy
  8. poking
Adjective
  • The foil to Sonic’s childlike, happy-go-lucky character, Shadow is dark, brooding and up to no good.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Below, Murphy discusses his brooding, internalized character, why a scene with Watson is one of his all-time favorites, the upcoming Peaky Blinders movie, and more.
    Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of brooding
Adjective
  • Coupled with erratic blood sugar levels – often caused by diets high in refined sugars and low in nutrients – these energy dips and spikes can leave you feeling irritable and drained.
    Lina Begdache, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2025
  • This can contribute to symptoms such as fatigue, muscle aches, and irritable mood.
    Rosanna Sutherby, PharmD, Verywell Health, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of irritable
Verb
  • Still, Brown did not spend his offseason sulking.
    Sean Gregory, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
  • No one is going to get better by sulking.
    Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of sulking
Adjective
  • The male characters are, typically, petulant narcissists with perpetual sneers who insult and cajole their female love interests into almost invariably unhealthy relationships.
    Josh Bell, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
  • In the first Gladiator, Joaquin Phoenix's villain Commodus is more petulant than threatening, only terrifying in his irrationality.
    Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of petulant
Verb
  • In the days since, many people have reported unsafe road conditions and lingering snow — along with uncollected leaf piles from fall leaf collection that were scattered back onto their yards by the snowplows, the council members said.
    Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Sunday will remain mild with highs near 52 and lingering rain chances.
    Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of lingering
Adjective
  • The songs are muscular and syncretic as ever, but the normally peevish rapper doesn’t maintain his trolling energy for the full record, settling into a questioning and pensive pace.
    Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
  • For all that, his Arthur remains a lowly outsider, with a downcast gaze, a peevish temper, and a deep well of melancholy that never feels one-note.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
Definition of peevish
Adjective
  • The cat's owner went to sit on the couch without realizing his grumpy cat was already there in his spot.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • And there was a bar in the basement, a brilliant bar with a fantastically grumpy bar lady called Eileen.
    Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of grumpy
Verb
  • Carter first saw the disease up close in 1988 while visiting a village in Ghana where nearly 350 people had worms poking through their skin.
    Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 30 Dec. 2024
  • At its most basic, a poke cake is made by poking holes into a warm cake and pouring on a frosting or filling mixture.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of poking
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