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MOON AROUND

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• MOON AROUND (verb)
The verb MOON AROUND has 2 senses:

1. be idle in a listless or dreamy way
2. be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed

Familiarity information: MOON AROUND used as a verb is rare.

• MOON AROUND (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Be idle in a listless or dreamy way

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

moon around; moon on; moon

Hypernyms (to "moon around" is one way to...):

idle; laze; slug; stagnate (be idle; exist in a changeless situation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

moon about; moon around; mope

Hypernyms (to "moon around" is one way to...):

be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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(English proverb)
"Don't strike the hot iron with an wooden hammer."
(Albanian proverb)
"I'm up to it and to any great thing."
(Arabic proverb)
"Don't look a gift horse in the mouth."
(Corsican proverb)

Useful links:
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Meaning of laze
Pronunciation of idle
Meaning of be
Pronunciation of slug

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