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.
monkeyed
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past participleof monkey.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof monkey.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
monkeynounany of more than 250 species of simian primates belonging to the two distinct lines of New World monkeys and Old World monkeys.
Example Sentences
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The timeline got complicated, screenwriters monkeyed with the story mechanics, directors brought new special effects into the battle to keep the action fresh.
From The Verge ● Nov. 1, 2019
He and Hetfield purposefully monkeyed with the mix, he said.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 15, 2018
What we’ll all soon learn, if we haven’t already, is that the presidency isn’t something to be monkeyed with.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2017
Quick to step in and show his ambition, John volunteered to handle it himself and quickly monkeyed up the mast to fix it.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 2, 2015
Grunt monkeyed his way up in half the time, delivering Addison to the top under one arm.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
