What part of speech is moonlighting?

Moonlighting can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. moonlighting is a verb, gerund of moonlight (infinitive).
  • 2. moonlighting is a noun, singular of moonlightings.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does moonlighting mean?

Definitions

Verb

moonlight - work a second job, usually after hours; "The law student is moonlighting as a taxi driver"

Noun

moonlight - the light of the Moon; "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"; "the Moon was bright enough to read by"

Examples of moonlighting

#   Sentence  
1. verb He's moonlighting as a stripper.
2. verb Farmers often moonlight to supplement their incomes.
3. verb Farmers often moonlight to supplement their incomes.
4. noun Moonlight is the smuggler's enemy.
5. noun The moonlight reflected on the lake.
6. noun The moonlight shone brightly.
7. noun All of us listened to the music as if we were charmed by the moonlight.
8. noun We respond to the delicate beauty of the cherry blossoms in the spring moonlight.
9. noun At night, she used to dream of the country and the field of daisies and the apple trees dancing in the moonlight.
10. noun The little cabin was bathed in moonlight.
11. noun The other animals of the forest came to watch the wedding dance, and they, too, danced all night in the moonlight.
12. noun The island showed black in the moonlight.
13. noun The couple walked holding hands in the moonlight.
14. noun She turned off the lights so she could enjoy the moonlight.
15. noun The children failed to see the daisies dancing in the moonlight.
16. noun There was moonlight yesterday evening.
17. noun I don't suppose it's possible to read a book by moonlight.
18. noun A thief doesn't like the moonlight, a villain doesn't like a good man.
Sentence  
verb
He's moonlighting as a stripper.
Farmers often moonlight to supplement their incomes.
Farmers often moonlight to supplement their incomes.
noun
Moonlight is the smuggler's enemy.
The moonlight reflected on the lake.
The moonlight shone brightly.
All of us listened to the music as if we were charmed by the moonlight.
We respond to the delicate beauty of the cherry blossoms in the spring moonlight.
At night, she used to dream of the country and the field of daisies and the apple trees dancing in the moonlight.
The little cabin was bathed in moonlight.
The other animals of the forest came to watch the wedding dance, and they, too, danced all night in the moonlight.
The island showed black in the moonlight.
The couple walked holding hands in the moonlight.
She turned off the lights so she could enjoy the moonlight.
The children failed to see the daisies dancing in the moonlight.
There was moonlight yesterday evening.
I don't suppose it's possible to read a book by moonlight.
A thief doesn't like the moonlight, a villain doesn't like a good man.

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