Moon On (Verb)
Meaning
Be idle in a listless or dreamy way.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- She spent the entire afternoon mooning on about her past love, lost in a sea of nostalgia and regret.
- After a few months of unemployment, John found himself mooning on, unable to muster the motivation to search for a new job.
- Lena sat by the window, staring blankly into space, and mooning on about the arguments she had with her sister.
- The tourists mooned on, slowly strolling through the old town, taking in the sights without a care in the world.
- As he wandered through the empty halls, Jack mooned on, his mind preoccupied with thoughts of his upcoming retirement.