moonwalk
verb
moon·walk
| \ ˈmün-ˌwȯk
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moonwalked;
moonwalking;
moonwalks
Definition of moonwalk
: to dance by gliding backwards while appearing to make forward walking motions
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Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of his moonwalking milestone. — Sabrina Eaton, cleveland.com, "Senators Portman and Brown propose renaming NASA Plum Brook for Ohio astronaut Neil Armstrong," 19 July 2019 Go moonwalking in a spacesuit and helmet during the museum’s family-friendly Apollo 11 Day, taking place 11 a.m.-4 p.m. July 20. — Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, "Space out with Apollo 11 50th anniversary events at South Florida museums," 15 July 2019 Then came the jarring news of Mr. Northam’s costume mishap and moonwalking incidents, which instantly converted him into a political untouchable deserted by everyone but his shadow. — Dave Shiflett, WSJ, "Virginia’s Confederacy of Dunces," 7 Feb. 2019 Some contestants sang songs, others played the piano, a couple delivered spoken word monologues – and then came Miss Connecticut, Bridget Oei, who performed an Irish step dance and moonwalked. — Emily Yahr, The Seattle Times, "Miss America 2019: The best, worst and weirdest moments from the swimsuit-free competition," 10 Sep. 2018 Rarely do such disputes involve a moonwalking American icon. — Gretchen Morgenson, WSJ, "Buzz Aldrin Fights Family For Control of His Space Legacy," 25 June 2018 Well, the United States bombed Syria, Russia didn’t do anything and now the president is moonwalking back claims from the United States’ U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley that additional sanctions were going to be imposed on Russia. — Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root, "UN Ambassador Nikki Haley Claims Russia Sanctions Coming; Trump Says No, They Aren’t," 17 Apr. 2018 Who didn't want to, at some point in their life, be the next Michael Jackson, singing and moonwalking in front of a mirror? — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, "Karaoke confessions: Houston singers share their go-to songs," 15 Feb. 2018 Along the same streets where nervous security officers keep an eye out for suicide bombers, one traffic officer does his job while impersonating Michael Jackson, moonwalking across the intersection and guiding cars with his single white glove. — Dionne Searcey, New York Times, "Beyond Boko Haram’s Reach, Love and Feminism Flourish," 16 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'moonwalk.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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