monkey, v.
(monkeyed, monkeying, monkeys)
(monkeyed, monkeying, monkeys)
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
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mess around monkey monkey around muck about muck around potter putter tinker
sample sentences
"The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"verb frames
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derivationally related form
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derivationally related form
play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
fiddle monkey tamper
sample sentences
"Someone tampered with the documents on my desk""The reporter fiddle with the facts"
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