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
Hypernyms
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
Hypernyms
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.