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.
carny (ˈkɑːnɪ ) or carney vb ,
-nies ,
-nying ,
-nied ,
-neys ,
-neying or -neyed informal Brit to coax or cajole
[C19: of unknown origin]
carny (ˈkɑːnɪ ) , carney or carnie n ,
pl -nies 2. a person who works in a carnival
car•ny or car•ney (ˈkɑr ni) n., pl. -nies or -neys. 1. a person employed by a carnival.
[1930–35;
carn (
ival ) +
-y 2 ]
carny Past participle: carniedGerund: carnyingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional 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