monkey about

ˈmʌŋki əˈbaʊt
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Translation of monkey about into German

Phrasal verb

intr.
1.

play

UKengage in playful or aimless activityUK
herumtollen herumalbern herumspielen
  • The kids love to monkey about in the garden.Die Kinder tollen gerne im Garten herum.
2.

mess around

UKtamper with something carelesslyUK
herumfummeln herumpfuschen
  • He monkeyed about with the computer and broke it.Er hat am Computer herumgefummelt und ihn kaputt gemacht.
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Synonyms and analogies of monkey about in English

v.fool aroundmess aboutplay aroundmess aroundtinkerMore synonyms

Examples of monkey about in a sentence

  • Stop monkeying about and finish your homework!
  • She monkeyed about with the settings and caused a glitch.
  • They monkeyed about with the lock and got stuck.

Translations of "monkey about" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
herumtollenv.
herumalbernv.
herumspielenv.
herumfummelnv.
herumpfuschenv.
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