How to Pronounce "monkey around"
expression
ˈməŋki/ /ɝˈaʊn/, /ɝˈaʊnd
MUNG-kee uh-ROUND
mˈʌnki/ /ɐɹˈaʊnd
MUN-kee uh-ROUND
Definition
To waste time by doing silly, playful, or unimportant things instead of being serious or productive; to behave in a mischievous or playful way.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈməŋki/ /ɝˈaʊn/, /ɝˈaʊnd
British English
mˈʌnki/ /ɐɹˈaʊnd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
MUNG-kee uh-ROUND
UK
MUN-kee uh-ROUND
Listen in Context
Stop monkeying around and finish your homework.
The kids monkeyed around in the backyard all afternoon.
If you monkey around with that machine, you might break it.
They spent the meeting just monkeying around instead of getting things done.