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.
was monkeying
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past progressiveof monkey.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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After Mr. Beatty opened the envelope onstage, he hesitated, and Ms. Dunaway, thinking he was monkeying around, ended up reading out “La La Land.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2018
My hands probably trembled a little as I dealt that round, and even this fact probably caused them to suspect that I was monkeying with the deck and to watch me narrowly.
From Taking Chances by Clarence L. Cullen
I seen a feller oncet thet was monkeying with a rattler an' ketched 'im by thu tail.
From The Song of the Wolf by Frank Mayer
The scheme worked for two days, when one of the clerks in the office said that a spook was monkeying with the clock.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers by Elbert Hubbard
Most of the time he was monkeying with the batteries and circuits, and devising things to make the work of telegraphy less irksome.
From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Frank Lewis Dyer
