moonbathe
moonbathe verb: to expose one's body to moonlight in order to relax, or in the belief that it has restorative effects. (Compare sunbathe.).
Verb
moonbathe (third-person singular simple present moonbathes, present participle moonbathing, simple past and past participle moonbathed)
- To expose one's body to moonlight in order to relax, or in the belief that it has restorative effects. (Compare sunbathe.)
- "Moonbathing gives my body a nice even bronze coloring," says Cyndi Grenwal, a 17-year-old high school senior. "And I don't have to worry about ultraviolet rays giving me sunburn or skin cancer.1995 May 23, Weekly World News, volume 16, number 34, page 11
- Shall I moonbathe tonight?
Or sit in the summerhouse
With Côtes de Beaune and spiders?
Shall I read by flickering light
From a bug […]2004, Marco Fazzini, Resisting Alterities: Wilson Harris and Other Avatars of Otherness, Rodopi, →ISBN, page 75
Examples of moonbathe in a sentence
- Next, moonbathe, especially under the full moon, as this helps regulate and bring on the cycle, […]2013, Lesley Tierra, Healing with the Herbs of Life: Hundreds of Herbal Remedies, Therapies, and Preparations, Crossing Press, →ISBN, page...
- As the full moon approached, people would bring their sick to the lake shore to moonbathe, so that the moonlight would shine brightly on them near the water.2016, Ruth Marshall, Limerick Folk Tales, The History Press, →ISBN:
- “Next time you decide to moonbathe on the rooftop at midnight, do me a favor and put your jacket on.” I swung open the door.2017, Dannika Dark, Ravenheart (Crossbreed Series: Book 2):
Forms of moonbathe
| third-person singular present | moonbathes |
|---|---|
| present participle | moonbathing |
| past participle | moonbathed |
| past | moonbathed |
Origin of moonbathe
From moon + bathe, modelled on sunbathe.
Questions about moonbathe
- What does moonbathe mean?
- Moonbathe means to expose one's body to moonlight in order to relax, or in the belief that it has restorative effects. (Compare sunbathe.).
- How do you use moonbathe in a sentence?
- Next, moonbathe, especially under the full moon, as this helps regulate and bring on the cycle, […]
- What part of speech is moonbathe?
- Moonbathe is a verb.
- What is the past tense of moonbathe?
- The past tense of moonbathe is moonbathed.
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