moon
noun
none the moon or the Moon the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2,160 miles (3,476 km).
were mooning
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past progressiveof moon.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Would there be a ShyBelligerent if he still were mooning around Compton?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2024
"No doubt you managed to catch cold last night, while you were mooning upon the terrace with young Vawdrey."
From Vixen, Volume II. by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
While thy useless eyes were mooning on nothing, the strangers have escaped.
From The Pirate Woman by Dingle, Aylward Edward
You were mooning I suppose, and didn't listen.
From It Happened in Egypt by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)
He had gone straight away up, while the rest of us were mooning over the top.
From The Ghost Pirates by Hodgson, William Hope
