- present participle of moon.
mooning
Example Sentences
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Bogotá’s unorthodox mayor, Antanas Mockus—who rose to fame after mooning student protesters and deployed mimes to control traffic—viewed the activity as a gambit “to achieve self-regulation in the behavior among citizens.”
From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2024
He does big swings of mood, laughing hysterically, weeping when necessary, mooning over nature like a Beat poet.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2022
Bad-boy drummer Tommy Lee, known for mooning the audience and for his marriage to Heather Locklear, is a key part of the band’s hardcore image.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
Footage captured the moment a terminally ill man was arrested by police officers after "mooning" at speed camera van.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2021
I used to resent it when my mother would forget I was an adult, but I’m approaching the maundering phase myself, digging out the yellowing baby pictures, mooning over locks of hair.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
