monkey
noun
any of more than 250 species of simian primates belonging to the two distinct lines of New World monkeys and Old World monkeys.
has monkeyed
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present perfectof monkey (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In fact, the predictive power of the Globes seems to have waned as the Academy has monkeyed with the number of best picture nominees and other categories.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2014
McGregor, who sees the style as not only ageless but sexless, has monkeyed with Warren Beatty, Geraldine Chaplin, Donald Sutherland and all of his own family of six.
From Time Magazine Archive
"No," answered Wayland, "somebody has monkeyed with the wheels of justice."
From The Freebooters of the Wilderness by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
