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mooning
We have found lemma(root) word of mooning : moon.
Definitions
[muːn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the natural satellite of the earth, visible (chiefly at night) by reflected light from the sun
(e.g: there was no moon, but a sky sparkling with brilliant stars)
Phrases:
- over the moon
Origin
:
Old English mōna, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch maan and German Mond, also to month, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin mensis and Greek mēn ‘month’, and also Latin metiri ‘to measure’ (the moon being used to measure time)
[muːn], (Verb)
Definitions:
- behave or move in a listless and aimless manner
(e.g: I don't want her mooning about in the morning)
- expose one's buttocks to someone in order to insult or amuse them
(e.g: the crew dropped their trousers and mooned at them)
Phrases:
- over the moon
Origin
:
Old English mōna, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch maan and German Mond, also to month, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin mensis and Greek mēn ‘month’, and also Latin metiri ‘to measure’ (the moon being used to measure time)
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