car·ny
also car·ney (kär′nē)n. pl. car·nies also
car·neys Informal 1. A traveling amusement show; a carnival.
2. One who works with a carnival.
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carny
(ˈkɑːnɪ) or carney
vb,
-nies,
-nying,
-nied,
-neys,
-neying or -neyedinformal Brit to coax or cajole
[C19: of unknown origin]
carny
(ˈkɑːnɪ) , carney
or carnie
n,
pl -nies2. a person who works in a carnival
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
car•ny
or car•ney
(ˈkɑr ni)
n., pl. -nies or -neys. 1. a person employed by a carnival.
[1930–35;
carn (
ival) +
-y2]
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carny
Past participle: carnied
Gerund: carnying
| Present |
|---|
| I carny |
| you carny |
| he/she/it carnies |
| we carny |
| you carny |
| they carny |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I carnied |
| you carnied |
| he/she/it carnied |
| we carnied |
| you carnied |
| they carnied |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am carnying |
| you are carnying |
| he/she/it is carnying |
| we are carnying |
| you are carnying |
| they are carnying |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have carnied |
| you have carnied |
| he/she/it has carnied |
| we have carnied |
| you have carnied |
| they have carnied |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was carnying |
| you were carnying |
| he/she/it was carnying |
| we were carnying |
| you were carnying |
| they were carnying |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had carnied |
| you had carnied |
| he/she/it had carnied |
| we had carnied |
| you had carnied |
| they had carnied |
| Future |
|---|
| I will carny |
| you will carny |
| he/she/it will carny |
| we will carny |
| you will carny |
| they will carny |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have carnied |
| you will have carnied |
| he/she/it will have carnied |
| we will have carnied |
| you will have carnied |
| they will have carnied |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be carnying |
| you will be carnying |
| he/she/it will be carnying |
| we will be carnying |
| you will be carnying |
| they will be carnying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been carnying |
| you have been carnying |
| he/she/it has been carnying |
| we have been carnying |
| you have been carnying |
| they have been carnying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been carnying |
| you will have been carnying |
| he/she/it will have been carnying |
| we will have been carnying |
| you will have been carnying |
| they will have been carnying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been carnying |
| you had been carnying |
| he/she/it had been carnying |
| we had been carnying |
| you had been carnying |
| they had been carnying |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would carny |
| you would carny |
| he/she/it would carny |
| we would carny |
| you would carny |
| they would carny |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have carnied |
| you would have carnied |
| he/she/it would have carnied |
| we would have carnied |
| you would have carnied |
| they would have carnied |
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