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Meaning of "spooney" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPOONEY

spooney  [ˈspuːnɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPOONEY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spooney is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPOONEY


cartoony
kɑːˈtuːnɪ
Clooney
ˈkluːnɪ
Cluny
ˈkluːnɪ
gooney
ˈɡuːnɪ
goony
ˈɡuːnɪ
krooni
ˈkruːnɪ
kune
ˈkuːnɪ
looney
ˈluːnɪ
loonie
ˈluːnɪ
loony
ˈluːnɪ
luny
ˈluːnɪ
Moonie
ˈmuːnɪ
moony
ˈmuːnɪ
Nguni
əŋˈɡuːnɪ
puny
ˈpjuːnɪ
Rooney
ˈruːnɪ
Sakyamuni
ˌsɑːkjəˈmuːnɪ
spoony
ˈspuːnɪ
toonie
ˈtuːnɪ
uni
ˈjuːnɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPOONEY

spool
spooler
spoom
spoon
spoon-fed
spoon-feed
spoonbait
spoonbill
spoondrift
spoonerism
spoonful
spoonier
spoonies
spooniest
spoonily
spoonways
spoony
spoor
spoorer
spoot

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPOONEY

big money
black money
blood money
bread and honey
coney
easy money
even money
honey
in old money
in the money
land of milk and honey
money
Monopoly money
on the money
paper money
prize money
smart money
spending money
start-up money
Stoney

Synonyms and antonyms of spooney in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spooney» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPOONEY

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

Translator English - Chinese

spooney
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Spooney
570 millions of speakers

English

spooney
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

spooney
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

spooney
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Spooney
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Spooney
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বোকা লোক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Spooney
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spooney
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spooney
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

spooney
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

spooney
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spooney
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

spooney
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

spooney
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बडबड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

spooney
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Spooney
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Spooney
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Spooney
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spooney
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Spooney
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spooney
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Spooney
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Spooney
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spooney

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPOONEY»

The term «spooney» is normally little used and occupies the 128.358 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPOONEY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «spooney» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «spooney» 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 spooney

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPOONEY»

Discover the use of spooney in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spooney and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal
In what department is the case of Spooney versus More Sharp? Be quick and find it. Call Luke Sharp and Matchem. Luke Sharp, how is it that you have withdrawn from the engagement which you made with Spooney 1 Speak up. Lukt. Sharp.
‎1862
2
DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
In what department is the case of Spooney versus More Sharp? Be quick and find it. Call Luke Sharp and Matchem. Luke Sharp, how is it that you have withdrawn from the engagement which you made with Spooney? Speak up. Luke Sharp.
‎1862
3
University Magazine: A Literary and Philosophic Review
In what de~ artmeut is the case of Spooney versus ore Sharp? Be quick and find it. Call Luke Sharp and Matchem. Luke Sharp, how is it that you have withdrawn from the engagement which you made with Spooney? Speak'up. Luke Sharp.
‎1862
4
The Lafayette Monthly
The " old spooney " is the worst of all ; the follies of youth may be excused, but how sad, how pitiful a sight to see one, whom age and experience should have taught better, still adhering to trifles which a boy ought to despise. The "atheletic ...
‎1871
5
The Living Age ...
Let the remaining 100, with the 164, amount of rent and interest previously paid, be all sealed up together till the 8th instant, when they shall be delivered to Spooney in court. Spooney, I have recovered the twenty mow of land for you.
Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell, 1862
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The Living Age
O, you don't know all the fuss there was : Miss l'arkis used to like young Quid years ago ; and he — well, he wasn't smitten, p'raps, but 1 do believe he was spooney, for a little while. But that was three years ago. Now, since he's come hack, ...
‎1858
7
Friend of My Heart
came Nurse Spooney' s voice from the doorway. "What does it look like?" retorted Mrs Thredlow peevishly. "I'm going through my glory box." With her gnarled old fingers she unrolled a pair of striped bedsocks. Shocking colours. "Blue and ...
Judith Clarke, 1994
8
A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, ...
And he patters the while of mysterious tips And dollars he cops for " stable " snips . — Bird 0' Freedom. Spoon (common), courtship ; spoons together, much in love with one another. Vide SPOONEY. She and I, dontcher know, are great spoons.
Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland, 1890
9
Handley Cross: Or, The Spa Hunt, a Sporting Tale
Out then Spooney goes, and tries all his paces ; a self-satisfied smile plays on his mug, as rein on neck he returns down the covered ride, and the dealer with a hair of indifference axes, ' How he likes him, his mount f " Spooney — Why pretty ...
Robert Smith Surtees, 1891
10
America! What Have You Done To The Auld Game?
The caddymaster and starter, one 'Spooney' Laidlaw would apologise to visitors if he was short of caddies by saying, "I can gi'e ye a caddy an' a laddie", thereby indicating that we weren't to think of ourselves as anything remotely like the true ...
W. Eric Laing

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPOONEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spooney is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Men's track and field sends three to NCAA Championships
Also running the 100 meters for Michigan was graduate student John Spooney and redshirt junior Codie Nolan who finished in 10.66 and 10.756 seconds ... «The Michigan Daily, Jun 15»
2
Michigan finds rhythm in California
Redshirt freshman Khoury Crenshaw, redshirt sophomore Chris Maye, redshirt junior Codie Nolan and graduate student John Spooney represented Michigan in ... «The Michigan Daily, May 15»
3
In the Spotlight: John Spooney
Graduate transfer John Spooney has enjoyed great success in his early time at the University of Michigan. Spooney came from Brown University, where he ran ... «MGoBlue, Apr 15»
4
Trio of Titles Boost Wolverines at Cal-UVA Tri-Meet
The team of senior/junior Codie Nolan, graduate student John Spooney, sophomore/freshman Khoury Crenshaw and junior/sophomore Chris Maye took the ... «MGoBlue, Apr 15»
5
Personal bests elevate Michigan in Michigan State dual meet
The former tied graduate transfer John Spooney for the fifth-fastest 60-meter dash in Michigan history, a feat Spooney accomplished just a few weeks ago. «The Michigan Daily, Feb 15»
6
UM to Travel to SVSU for Doug Hansen Open on Friday
... titles (John Spooney; 60-meter dash, Ali Arastu; 200-meters), the Wolverines set five personal-bests in the event despite only traveling nine student-athletes. «MGoBlue, Jan 15»
7
Meet John Spooney, the renaissance man
Because if you don't, you're bound to lose,” Spooney told the Akron Beacon Journal in a video interview after winning the Youngstown (Ohio) Division One ... «The Michigan Daily, Jan 15»
8
The Simpsons on holiday: 10 of the best vacation episodes
I see you've played knifey-spooney before. Bart: Mom, Dad, just so you don't hear any wild rumours, I'm being indicted for fraud in Australia. Homer: That's no ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 14»
9
With 11 new starters, football's offense retools
The running back stable may seem empty with the absence of Spooney, but the ... he fits more in the mold of a speed back like Spooney, instead of a big bruiser. «The Brown Daily Herald, Sep 14»
10
Kenmore football season preview 2014: Keys for a winning season …
As of now, the starting job belongs to junior Anthony Spooney, entering his first year at the varsity level. Boyd is confident that if Spooney can grasp the offense, ... «The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, Aug 14»

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