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monkeying
  • present participle of monkey.

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So $14 million in the past eight months, with all the monkeying around that we’ve done, suggests that next year it could be $40 million.

From Slate • Nov. 3, 2025

But Draper's "monkeying about" after the game resulted in him having to walk back to the hotel as Sherring "needed some space".

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2024

He said monkeying with WebTA is rampant at the bureau.

From Washington Times • Dec. 16, 2022

So despite all this multiverse monkeying, they managed to raise the dramatic stakes for Peter going forward, and I’m here for it.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2021

She couldn’t have some dummy monkeying with her looms.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson