moon around/about

phrasal verb

mooned around/about; mooning around/about; moons around/about

British, informal

: to move around slowly because one is unhappy

I was feeling depressed and just mooned about all day.

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Look west, first on Saturday, Oct. 5 to see a 6%-lit crescent moon about three degrees below and to the left of Venus. —

Jamie Carter, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024 David Foster is over the moon about his daughters Erin Foster and Sara Foster’s new show, Nobody Wants This. —

Jp Mangalindan, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024 Having just dropped on Thursday this week, Eloquii customers are over the moon about the collection, as is Eloquii founder and brand lead Julie Carnevale and her team. —

Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024 The full moon around this time often rises around sunset, giving farmers more time to gather their crops, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. —

John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 17 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for moon around/about

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