moped

verb

Definition of mopednext
past tense of mope
1
as in delayed
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 pouted
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 moped French national team captain Kylian Mbappe hardly moped after losing to England in the Bronze World Cup quarterfinal at Hard Rock Stadium Saturday. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026 Law enforcement officials also point out that any type of modification to e-bikes might not just be dangerous, but can also transform the e-bike into a motorcycle or moped under California law. — Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026 Police investigators said the woman was driving north on Carter Drive on a 2026 Yamaha Vino moped when she was hit by a 2014 Nissan Sentra. — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026 Reid added Rice that never moped around and stayed positive. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2025 The moped-like sound of the Shaheds whooshing above the rooftops still unsettles but no longer terrifies. — IEEE Spectrum, 18 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moped
  1. delayed
  2. pouted
  3. crawled
  4. frowned
  5. dragged
  6. scowled
  7. lingered
  8. poked
Verb
  • But technical and regulatory hurdles repeatedly delayed certification of the largest version of Boeing's bestselling 737 family.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Results were delayed after late openings forced more than 100 polling stations to extend voting hours Monday.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of delayed
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  • The first slide featured the pair posing for a selfie snapped in the car with their lips pouted, seemingly just a few moments away from kissing.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
  • Barnes could have pouted at the demotion.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Mar. 2026
Definition of pouted
Verb
  • In May 2025, after Williams shut off the water in a cell, 10 inmates removed a toilet, crawled through a gap in the wall and scaled a fence out of the jail.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • In real-world tests, the hand crawled across 14 different surfaces including smooth floors, metal grates, grass, and gravel.
    — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of crawled
Verb
  • Private schools offer another route, but are still frowned upon as a way to buy an advantage.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Business is bad for Ray, in part because Eye-Ra is an alien cyclops, and human-alien collaboration is frowned upon in this world.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of frowned
Verb
  • Police say the truck trapped and dragged the child before stopping.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • But as the war dragged on and energy costs climbed, his tone changed.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of dragged
Verb
  • However, the youngster scowled at the suggestion that Argentina might face a trophy-less era following Messi's retirement.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Those that attended mostly sat and scowled.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 25 Feb. 2026
Definition of scowled
Verb
  • At a college fair featuring hundreds of schools, Roland, who lingered for about three hours, didn’t see anyone approach the Cornell booth.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
  • While the cold symptoms went away, the cough lingered for months.
    — Joe Van Ryn, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of lingered
Verb
  • Already poked, the league bear hasn’t exactly gone into hibernation, either.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Bellingham poked in Gordon's cross midway through the first half.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of poked

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