monkeying (Meaning)
monkeying
a ridiculous person, a persistent or annoying encumbrance or problem, tamper, a person resembling a monkey, fool, trifle, any of the smaller longer-tailed catarrhine or platyrrhine primates as contrasted with the apes, to act in a grotesque or mischievous manner, meddle, tamper, a ludicrous figure, to act in a playful or mischievous manner, a nonhuman primate mammal with the exception usually of the lemurs and tarsiers, a desperate desire for or addiction to drugs, ones that are small and long-tailed as compared to the apes, mimic, mock, any of various machines, implements, or vessels, the falling weight of a pile driver, fool, any of a group of primate animals other than human beings that are furry and live in warm regions, any of the smaller longer-tailed primates as contrasted with the apes
Synonyms & Antonyms of monkeying
Synonyms:
- cavorting
- knavery
- deviltry
- mischievousness
- impishness
- rowdiness
- merrymaking
- clownishness
- gamboling
- rowdyism
- frolicking
- sportiveness
- sporting
- foolishness
- trickery
- waggery
- roistering
- boisterousness
- rambunctiousness
- roguery
- rumbustiousness
- gambolling
- devilry
- roguishness
- prankishness
- revelry
- romping
- frivolity
- childishness
- rascality
Antonyms:
monkeying Sentence Examples
- The children were monkeying around on the playground, jumping and swinging through the equipment.
- The acrobats monkeyed around on the high wire, performing daring tricks with ease.
- The mischievous toddler monkeyed with the remote control, changing channels and causing chaos.
- The teenagers were monkeying around in the car, driving recklessly and endangering themselves and others.
- The drunk man was monkeying around outside a bar, stumbling and causing a scene.
- The scientist was monkeying around with the new equipment, trying to figure out how it worked.
- The students were monkeying around before the exam, not taking their studies seriously enough.
- The politicians were monkeying around with the budget, trying to balance it without making any real cuts.
- The artists were monkeying around with different styles and techniques, trying to come up with something new.
- The detectives were monkeying around with the evidence, trying to find clues that would solve the case.
FAQs About the word monkeying
a ridiculous person, a persistent or annoying encumbrance or problem, tamper, a person resembling a monkey, fool, trifle, any of the smaller longer-tailed catar
roughhousing,funning, clowning, roughhouse, clownery, horseplay, hijinks, joking, skylarking, tomfoolery
decent, complying,behaved, orderly, clean, dutiful, acquiescent, moral, behaving, obedient
The children were monkeying around on the playground, jumping and swinging through the equipment.
The acrobats monkeyed around on the high wire, performing daring tricks with ease.
The mischievous toddler monkeyed with the remote control, changing channels and causing chaos.
The teenagers were monkeying around in the car, driving recklessly and endangering themselves and others.
