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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If everything goes as planned, IM-2 will reach the moon around March 6 and touch down on Mons Mouton near the lunar south pole.
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Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
For viewers in New York, Mars will disappear behind the moon around 9 p.m. ET on January 13 and reemerge an hour later.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
People will have the best view of the partial lunar eclipse on Tuesday just after the peak of the full moon around 10:44 p.m. ET.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2024
With the moon around 27 percent full, viewing opportunities could be favorable.
—Michael Roston, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
For viewers in New York, Mars will disappear behind the moon around 9 p.m. ET on January 13 and reemerge an hour later.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
People will have the best view of the partial lunar eclipse on Tuesday just after the peak of the full moon around 10:44 p.m. ET.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2024
With the moon around 27 percent full, viewing opportunities could be favorable.
—Michael Roston, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Moon around/about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moon%20around%2Fabout. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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