tourney

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noun

tour·​ney ˈtu̇r-nē How to pronounce tourney (audio) ˈtər- How to pronounce tourney (audio)
 also  ˈtȯr-
plural tourneys

tourney

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verb

tourneyed; tourneying

intransitive verb

: to perform in a tournament

Examples of tourney in a Sentence

Noun progressed to the final round of the tennis tourney
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Noun
Harris, the Jayhawks’ longtime veteran point guard who will be done with college basketball once KU’s tourney run concludes, has one last piece of insight for eventual successors on the hardwood. Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025 Turnaround time Louisville went from 8 wins under Kenny Payne last year to 27-7 and ACC tourney runner-ups in the Cardinals’ first season under Pat Kelsey. Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
The 2022-23 Big Ten regular season and tourney champs meet Saturday when No. 14 Indiana visits Iowa City. Michael Marot, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024 There were 40 teams in this year’s boys tourney. Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2021 See All Example Sentences for tourney

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French torneier, to twist, whirl around, fight, tourney, from tur, tourn turning, circuit

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tourney was in the 14th century

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“Tourney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tourney. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

tourney

noun
tour·​ney
ˈtu̇(ə)r-nē,
 also  ˈtər-,
 or  ˈtȯr-
plural tourneys

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