"mope about" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: mopes about [present, singular, third-person], moping about [participle, present], moped about [participle, past], moped about [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} mope about (third-person singular simple present mopes about, present participle moping about, simple past and past participle moped about)
  1. To wander or linger aimlessly with a sad or gloomy demeanor, displaying a lack of energy or motivation. Translations (to wander aimlessly): слоня́ться (slonjátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), шата́ться (šatátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-mope_about-en-verb-P~dKxlfR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (about)

Inflected forms

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