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Monkeying
UK
/ˈmʌŋ.ki.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈmʌŋ.ki.ɪŋ/
Translation of "monkeying" into Russian
monkeying
Noun
UK
/ˈmʌŋ.ki.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈmʌŋ.ki.ɪŋ/
monkeying
His constant monkeying around in class got him in trouble.
Его постоянное обезьянничание в классе привело к неприятностям.
monkey
Verbmonkeying
Gerund
monkey
monkeys
monkeyed Past Simple / Past Participle
monkeying Gerund
He likes to monkey around with his friends.
Он любит обезьянничать с друзьями.
Definitions
monkeying
Noun
UK
/ˈmʌŋ.ki.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈmʌŋ.ki.ɪŋ/
The act of behaving in a playful or mischievous way, often imitating or mimicking someone or something.
The children's monkeying around in the classroom disrupted the lesson.
The act of tampering or meddling with something, often clumsily or without proper knowledge.
There has been some monkeying with the computer’s settings, and now it won’t start.
monkey
Verb
To play or tamper with something in a mischievous or careless way.
He warned the kids not to monkey with the electrical wires.
To mimic or imitate someone or something.
She would often monkey her teacher's gestures to make her friends laugh.
Idioms and phrases
monkey around
He spent the afternoon monkeying around instead of doing his homework.
бездельничать, дурачиться
Он провёл день бездельничая вместо того, чтобы делать домашнее задание.