| Main Entry: | mope |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pout, be dejected |
Synonyms: |
ache, be apathetic, be down in the mouth, be gloomy, be in a funk, bleed, brood, chafe, despair, despond, droop, eat one's heart out, fret, grieve, grumble, grump, idle, lament, languish, lose heart, moon, pine, pine away, regret, repine, sink, stew over, sulk, sweat over, waste time, wear a long face, yearn |
Antonyms: |
be elated, be happy |
| Main Entry: | brood |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agonize over |
Synonyms: |
be in brown study, bleed, chafe inwardly, consider, daydream, deliberate, despond, dream, dwell upon, eat one's heart out, fret, gloom, grieve, lament, languish, meditate, mope, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, repine, ruminate, sigh, speculate, stew over, sulk, sweat out, sweat over, think about, think upon, worry |
Antonyms: |
not worry |
| Main Entry: | fret |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | worry, be annoyed |
Synonyms: |
affront, agonize, anguish, bleed, bother, brood, carp, carry a heavy load, chafe, chagrin, distress oneself, eat one's heart out, fume, fuss, get into a dither, grieve, lose sleep over, mope, pother, stew, sweat it out, take on, torment, upset oneself |
Antonyms: |
calm, comfort, soothe |
| Main Entry: | linger |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | loiter, delay |
Synonyms: |
amble, be dilatory, be long, be tardy, crawl, dally, dawdle, dillydally, drift, falter, fool around, fritter away, goof off, hang around, hang out*, hesitate, hobble, idle, lag, loll, lumber, mope, mosey, plod, poke, procrastinate, put off, putter, remain, saunter, shuffle, sit around, slouch, stagger, stay, stick around, stop, stroll, take one's time, tarry, tool, totter, trail, traipse, trifle, trudge, vacillate, wait, wait around |
Antonyms: |
go, hurry, leave, rush |
| Main Entry: | moon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dream about; desire |
Synonyms: |
daydream, idle, languish, mope, pine, waste time, yearn |
Antonyms: |
abhor, despise, dislike, hate |
| Main Entry: | mosey |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | saunter |
Synonyms: |
amble, dally, dilly-dally, drift, linger, loiter, meander, mope, move slowly, ramble, stroll along, take a stroll, take it easy, traipse, walk slowly |
| Main Entry: | pine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | long for |
Synonyms: |
ache, agonize, brood, carry a torch, covet, crave, desire, dream, fret, grieve, hanker, languish for, lust after, mope, mourn, sigh, spoil for, thirst for, want, wish, yearn, yen for |
| Notes: | pine, fir, and spruce are quite different from each other - though they are all conifers; pine has clusters of long needle-shaped leaves and spruce is a type of fir; the only scientific difference between a spruce and a fir is that spruces have rectangular needles while firs have flat needle-shaped leaves |
Antonyms: |
despise, dislike, hate |
| Main Entry: | pout |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a sad face; be sad |
Synonyms: |
be cross, be in bad mood, be moody, be petulant, be sullen, frown, grouch, grump, make a long face, make a moue, mope, stick one's lip out, sulk |
Antonyms: |
grin, smile |
| Main Entry: | saunter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stroll along |
Synonyms: |
amble, ankle, dally, drift, linger, loiter, meander, mope, mosey, ooze*, percolate, promenade, ramble, roam, rove, sashay, stump, tarry, toddle, traipse, trill, wander |
Antonyms: |
run |
| Main Entry: | stroll |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | walk along lazily |
Synonyms: |
amble, cruise, drift, gallivant, linger, make one's way, mope, mosey, promenade, ramble, roam, rove, sashay, saunter, toddle, traipse, tramp, wander |
Antonyms: |
run |
