# moonlighting

Pronunciation: say "MOON-lyt-ing" /ˈmunˌlaɪtɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of moonlight. — present participle and gerund of moonlight
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of moonlight. Use it after is or was, or to talk about the action itself.
   - _The actor has been moonlighting as a jazz pianist between film roles._
   - _The protein appears to be moonlighting, carrying out a second job inside the cell nucleus._

## Noun

2. The practice, or a stretch of time, of working a second job on the side, often in the evening or at night, whether openly or secretly.
   - Simple: Working a second job on top of your main one, often at night.
   - _Rising rents have pushed more young workers into moonlighting._
   - _His brief moonlighting as a wedding photographer ended when his boss found out._

## Noun

3. Moonshining: the illegal making of distilled liquor. *(dated)*
   - Simple: Making strong alcohol in secret, against the law.
   - _Federal agents traced the illegal whiskey back to a moonlighting operation in the hills._
   - _His grandfather's moonlighting, a backwoods still and a few hundred jars a year, was an open secret in the county._

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