"moonbathe" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: moonbathes [present, singular, third-person], moonbathing [participle, present], moonbathed [participle, past], moonbathed [past]
Etymology: moon + bathe, modelled on sunbathe. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|moon|bathe}} moon + bathe Head templates: {{en-verb}} moonbathe (third-person singular simple present moonbathes, present participle moonbathing, simple past and past participle moonbathed)
  1. (intransitive) To expose one's body to moonlight in order to relax, or in the belief that it has restorative effects. (Compare sunbathe.) Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-moonbathe-en-verb-IwK4UqK0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1995 May 23, Weekly World News, volume 16, number 34, page 11",
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