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PRONUNCIATION OF CARNIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CARNIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Carnies is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb carnies in English.

WHAT DOES CARNIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

carnies

Carny

Carny or carnie is a slang term used in North America for a carnival employee, and the language they use, particularly when the employee runs a "joint", "grab joint", game, or ride at a carnival, boardwalk or amusement park. The term "showie" is used synonymously in Australia.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CARNIES

PRESENT

Present
I carnies
you carnies
he/she/it carnieses
we carnies
you carnies
they carnies
Present continuous
I am carniesing
you are carniesing
he/she/it is carniesing
we are carniesing
you are carniesing
they are carniesing
Present perfect
I have carniesed
you have carniesed
he/she/it has carniesed
we have carniesed
you have carniesed
they have carniesed
Present perfect continuous
I have been carniesing
you have been carniesing
he/she/it has been carniesing
we have been carniesing
you have been carniesing
they have been carniesing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I carniesed
you carniesed
he/she/it carniesed
we carniesed
you carniesed
they carniesed
Past continuous
I was carniesing
you were carniesing
he/she/it was carniesing
we were carniesing
you were carniesing
they were carniesing
Past perfect
I had carniesed
you had carniesed
he/she/it had carniesed
we had carniesed
you had carniesed
they had carniesed
Past perfect continuous
I had been carniesing
you had been carniesing
he/she/it had been carniesing
we had been carniesing
you had been carniesing
they had been carniesing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will carnies
you will carnies
he/she/it will carnies
we will carnies
you will carnies
they will carnies
Future continuous
I will be carniesing
you will be carniesing
he/she/it will be carniesing
we will be carniesing
you will be carniesing
they will be carniesing
Future perfect
I will have carniesed
you will have carniesed
he/she/it will have carniesed
we will have carniesed
you will have carniesed
they will have carniesed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been carniesing
you will have been carniesing
he/she/it will have been carniesing
we will have been carniesing
you will have been carniesing
they will have been carniesing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would carnies
you would carnies
he/she/it would carnies
we would carnies
you would carnies
they would carnies
Conditional continuous
I would be carniesing
you would be carniesing
he/she/it would be carniesing
we would be carniesing
you would be carniesing
they would be carniesing
Conditional perfect
I would have carnies
you would have carnies
he/she/it would have carnies
we would have carnies
you would have carnies
they would have carnies
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been carniesing
you would have been carniesing
he/she/it would have been carniesing
we would have been carniesing
you would have been carniesing
they would have been carniesing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you carnies
we let´s carnies
you carnies
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to carnies
Past participle
carniesed
Present Participle
carniesing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CARNIES

carnet
Carney
carnie
carnied
carnifex
carnification
carnificial
carnified
carnifies
carnify
Carniola
carnitine
carnival
carnivalesque
carnivora
carnivore
carnivorous
carnivorously
carnivorousness
carnivory

WORDS THAT END LIKE CARNIES

accompanies
balconies
beanies
Brownies
bunnies
ceremonies
Colonies
companies
denies
funnies
grannies
harmonies
monies
nannies
pennies
peonies
ponies
symphonies
testimonies
trannies

Synonyms and antonyms of carnies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «carnies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CARNIES

Find out the translation of carnies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of carnies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «carnies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

carnies
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

feriantes
570 millions of speakers

English

carnies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

carnies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كارنيه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Carnies
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

carnies
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

carnies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

forains
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Karnies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schausteller
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

carnies
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

carnies
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Carnies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

carnies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

carnies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कार्निज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

carnies
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

carnies
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

carnies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Carnies
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

carnies
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

carnies
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

carnies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

carnies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

carnies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of carnies

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CARNIES»

The term «carnies» is regularly used and occupies the 64.140 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of carnies
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CARNIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «carnies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «carnies» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about carnies

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CARNIES»

Discover the use of carnies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to carnies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Minnesota County Fairs: Kids, Cows, Carnies, and Chow
A young girl cuddles a cow in the dairy barn. An earnest boy carefully guides a horse twice his height into the judging ring. Ar ow of dancers awaits the moment their choreographed performance begins.
‎2009
2
Carnies
They live in the woods, and they howl at night...When journalist David Hampden visits the town with his photographer brother Paul, the secret is threatened. Paul is unknowingly seduced into the world of the Carnies.
Martin Livings, 2006
3
The American Dream: Walking in the Shoes of Carnies, Arms ...
While other carnies pull at each other's beards, Shane and I are supposed to bag goldfish for tomorrow. Since carnies are on percentage-only pay, this entails working an extra two to three unpaid hours. “If you go buy some beer, I'll do the fish ...
Harmon Leon, 2008
4
Carny: Americana on the Midway
Explores the relentless, wacky, eerie energy of old-time American summers and Carnivals through vivacious imagery.
Peter Fenton, 2007
5
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments
Then there are the carnies. The carnies mix with no one, never seem to leave Happy Hollow. Late tonight, I'll watch them drop flaps to turn their carnival booths into tents. They'll smoke cheap dope and drink peppermint schnapps and pee out  ...
David Foster Wallace, 2009
6
The State Boys Rebellion
A shooting would give the carnies something to talk about for weeks. But such dramas were rare. For the most part, carnies concentrated on the weather and money. They talked about how much they made last week, how much they were ...
Michael D'Antonio, 2007
7
A Cry For Silence:
Carnies eyes shifted to meet Emma's and it surprised Laura. It was the first time Laura had seen Carnie respond to anything and ajolt of excitement coursed through her. “Hi sis,” Emma said pulling up a small blue vinyl stool. Carnies stare  ...
Jennifer Ogden-Crichton, 2013
8
The New Sporting Magazine
Lord Eglinton's br. b. Helen, beat Mr. W. Geddes's y. and w. d. Glory Mr. G. Dundas's f. d. Dusty Miller, beat Mr. C. Carnies's bk. d. Violence Mr. J. Raimes's br. and w. d. Major, beat Mr. J. Raimes's bk. d. Marplot Mr. A. Pollok's br. d. Thorn, beat ...
9
Dangerous Wonder: The Adventure of Childlike Faith
The dayofthe lunchabout twenty people from the church showed uptohelpserve. There was enough food for seventy. At twelvethirty when the lunch was to begin, only four carnies showed up.By onethirty, however, we hadn't served 50 carnies,  ...
Michael Yaconelli, 2014
10
Confessions of a Bipolar Firefighter
My friend Mike and I used to buy M80's, put them on cigarette fuses, and place them under the trailers where carnies were staying. The M80's would go off, and sure enough the carnies would run out chasing shadows while we laughed ...
James L. Nutt, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CARNIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term carnies is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ty Cobb Starred Swinging And Speeding To All-Time Baseball Glory
"Before Cobb, baseball players were considered carnies by many. Now suddenly with him and (New York Giants pitcher) Christy Mathewson, ... «Investor's Business Daily, Jul 15»
2
Teaching old goats new tricks
The guy with the electric fence ran off with the State Fair carnies, and no one knew what to do with the goats after they had eaten all the weeds. «Pueblo Chieftain, Jul 15»
3
Hahira Native Spearman Pens Suspense Novel
Hahira native Robert Spearman is pleased to announce the official release of his new novel, Carnies and Wildcats: Ulciscor. The new novel fits ... «ValdostaToday.com, Jul 15»
4
EASTERN PASSAGES: The clans have gathered
The Go-Gator and the Spin-the-Apple sit silent, and the carnies who have set them up are sitting shirtless with age-smeared tattoos, old ... «Queens County Advance, Jul 15»
5
A Point of View: Family, reunions and the passage of time
... pleasures even while exploiting them cynically - the knowledge that the carnies are hoping to get you to pay three dollars for a single shot at ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
6
The clans have gathered in Pugwash
The Go-Gator and the Spin-the-Apple sit silent, and the carnies who have set them up are sitting shirtless with age-smeared tattoos, old ... «Cape Breton Post, Jul 15»
7
BOMBS FOR SALE
I now understood the perils of using carnies like Paul for your workforce, and why Karen and her associates were more than happy to employ ... «Oxford American, Jul 15»
8
WANGERSKY: The clans have gathered
The Go-Gator and the Spin-the-Apple sit silent, and the carnies who have set them up are sitting shirtless with age-smeared tattoos, old ... «Western Star, Jul 15»
9
Ring Crew Reviews: WWE Tables, Ladder, Chairs, and Stairs 2014
JBL continues trying to trace a narrative around the suspect links between thespians and carnies and Jey escapes with an enzuigiri. Tag to ... «411mania.com, Jul 15»
10
Review: Rush Rocks The Wells Fargo Center in Philly
... “Clockwork Angels,” “The Anarchist,” “Carnies,” “The Wreckers,” “Headlong Flight,” “Halo Effect,” “Wish Them Well,” “The Garden,” “Dreamline ... «The Mercury, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Carnies [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/carnies>. May 2024 ».
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