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
While you were mooning over the lights and tints of the Andes, I kept an eye, both eyes in fact, on our compulsory acquaintances of the next three weeks.
From The Captain of the Kansas by Louis Tracy
"No doubt you managed to catch cold last night, while you were mooning upon the terrace with young Vawdrey."
From Vixen, Volume II. by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
You were mooning I suppose, and didn't listen.
From It Happened in Egypt by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson
He had gone straight away up, while the rest of us were mooning over the top.
From The Ghost Pirates by William Hope Hodgson
