moon over

verb

mooned over; mooning over; moons over
: to spend too much time thinking about or looking at (someone or something that one admires or wants very much)
All the girls in the class are mooning over the handsome new teacher.

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“Moon over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moon%20over. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.

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