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Moon (Verb)

Meaning 1

Be idle in a listless or dreamy way.

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Examples

  • The professor found her mind began to moon as she sat in the warm classroom listening to the lecturer's soothing tone.
  • During his morning commute, he often caught himself mooning away as the train rumbled over the tracks.
  • Some workers moon about on the job, which costs the company money and disrupts productivity.
  • In the still heat of the summer afternoon, people moon around the park, devoid of all energy and purpose.
  • As she sat at her desk and stared into space, her boss would catch her mooning and try to snap her back to reality.

Synonyms

  • Moon On
  • Moon Around

Hypernyms

  • Laze
  • Slug
  • Stagnate

Meaning 2

Have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake; "She looked out the window, daydreaming".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Examples

  • He sat by the river, mooning over the girl he secretly loved.
  • She sat in class, mooning as the teacher droned on about fractions.
  • The artist spent her free time mooning about in her Parisian apartment.
  • During office hours, John often found himself mooning about his unrealized acting career.
  • Lost in thought, Emily often spent hours mooning about on the outskirts of the old town.

Synonyms

  • Daydream

Hypernyms

  • Slug
  • Idle
  • Stagnate

Meaning 3

Expose one's buttocks to; "moon the audience".

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Examples

  • The rowdy fan decided to moon the audience at the end of the concert for added attention.
  • He got kicked out of the bar for trying to moon the bartender as a prank.
  • The actor had to moon the entire crew during the filming of the embarrassing scene.
  • In ancient Greece, baring one's backside was considered an insult, so they would intentionally moon the competition during public debates.
  • The reckless driver mooned the traffic cameras on the highway for notoriety on live streams.

Hypernyms

  • Exhibit
  • Display

Related Words

  • Moon (noun)
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