moonwalk Syllabification: (moon·walk)Pronunciation: /ˈmo͞onˌwôk/Definition of moonwalk noun 1an act of walking on the surface of the moon. 2a dance with a gliding motion, in which the dancer appears to be moving forward but in fact is moving backwards. verb [no object] 1walk on the surface of the moon. 2dance a moonwalk. Derivatives moonwalker noun moonwalk in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of moonwalk in the British & World English dictionary