moped about
Wandered around dejected
Moped about means to have wandered or lingered in a listless, dejected state.
The phrase combines sulking with aimless movement—someone who moped about didn't just sit and brood but drifted through spaces without purpose or energy: He moped about the house for days after the breakup.
The British variant is *mope about*; Americans more often say *mope around*.
- slouchingPoor postural alignment
- despondencyProfound loss of hope
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
lost in thought · shuffling · apathy · self-pity · nostalgia · gloom · regret · withdrawal · sighing · lying down · rumination · overthinking · sulked · brooded · languished · sorrow · longing · discontent
moped aboutbounced around
Moved erratically between points
frolicked · cavorted · jumped for joy · danced around · perked up
moped aboutgot busy
Began working earnestly
set to work · hustled · applied oneself · buckled down · knuckled down
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