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Mope vs Whine - What's the difference?

mope | whine |

In intransitive terms the difference between mope and whine

is that mope is to carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout while whine is to move with a whining sound.

In transitive terms the difference between mope and whine

is that mope is to make spiritless and stupid while whine is to utter with the sound of a whine.

mope

English

Verb

(mop)
  • To carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout
  • To make spiritless and stupid.

    • Derived terms

    * moper * mopery

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A dull, spiritless person.
    • (Burton)
  • (pornography industry) A bottom feeder who "mopes" around a pornography studio hoping for his big break and often does bit parts in exchange for room and board and meager pay.
  • * 2011 : LA Weekly , documenting uses dating to the 1990s
    • The porn industry is many things. Subtle is not one of them. So when Porn Inc. went searching for a job title for people like Stephen Hill, the choice was "mope ." It's based on the off-camera life of these fringe actors, hangers-on who mope around the studios hoping for a bit role, which if they're lucky might bring them $50 plus food — and the chance to have sex with a real, live woman. [http://www.laweekly.com/2011-02-24/news/porn-machete-murder/]

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    whine

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=June 26 , author=Genevieve Koski , title=Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe , work=The Onion AV Club citation , page= , passage=The 18-year-old Bieber can’t quite pull off the “adult” thing just yet: His voice may have dropped a bit since the days of “Baby,” but it still mostly registers as “angelic,” and veers toward a pubescent whine at times. }}
  • a complaint or criticism

    • Verb

    (whin)
  • To utter a high-pitched cry.
  • To make a sound resembling such a cry.
    • The jet engines whined at take off.
  • To complain or protest with a whine or as if with a whine.
  • To move with a whining sound.
    • The jet whined into the air.
  • To utter with the sound of a whine.
    • The child whined all his complaints.
    Kelly Queen was whining that the boss made him put on his tie.

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