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.
Examples of moon around/about in a Sentence
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Our tasters were over the moon about the intense punch that each chocolate chip packed.
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Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 6 Mar. 2024
What’s more, the authors say that the data obtained from the Hubble telescope, which is primarily where the claim for the moon around Kepler-1625b comes from, can’t be properly detrended and thus shouldn’t be relied on for exomoon searches.
—Ivan Paul, Ars Technica, 26 Dec. 2023
Bruce and Patti were just over the moon about the movie.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2023
The choreographer told one reporter last week that the 12-time Grammy winner was over the moon about the opportunity to perform such a sensual number.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Nov. 2023
After that, the plan is for an SLS rocket to go to the moon about once a year, allowing astronauts to assemble an orbital space station and then, by the early 2030s, a surface habitat in which astronauts can live for a week at a time.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 18 Dec. 2022
Jackson and Palmer are over the moon about their new baby; ultimately, that’s all that matters.
—Essence, 14 Dec. 2022
The closest point is called the perigee, with the moon around 226,000 miles from Earth.
—Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 18 July 2023
Harrison Ford is over the moon about Ke Huy Quan earning an Oscar nomination, the first of the latter’s career.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 27 Jan. 2023
Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 6 Mar. 2024
What’s more, the authors say that the data obtained from the Hubble telescope, which is primarily where the claim for the moon around Kepler-1625b comes from, can’t be properly detrended and thus shouldn’t be relied on for exomoon searches.
—Ivan Paul, Ars Technica, 26 Dec. 2023
Bruce and Patti were just over the moon about the movie.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2023
The choreographer told one reporter last week that the 12-time Grammy winner was over the moon about the opportunity to perform such a sensual number.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Nov. 2023
After that, the plan is for an SLS rocket to go to the moon about once a year, allowing astronauts to assemble an orbital space station and then, by the early 2030s, a surface habitat in which astronauts can live for a week at a time.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 18 Dec. 2022
Jackson and Palmer are over the moon about their new baby; ultimately, that’s all that matters.
—Essence, 14 Dec. 2022
The closest point is called the perigee, with the moon around 226,000 miles from Earth.
—Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 18 July 2023
Harrison Ford is over the moon about Ke Huy Quan earning an Oscar nomination, the first of the latter’s career.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 27 Jan. 2023
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