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
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The Roos women’s squad opens the tourney on Friday as the No. 8 seed against Omaha. Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2024 State was on probation in 1973 and barred from playing in the NCAA tourney). Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2024 That earned them a bump up to 23rd in the AP poll and set the stage for Curry and Co. Curry opened NCAA tourney play by scoring 30 of his 40 points in the second half of a comeback win over Gonzaga, hitting 8 of 10 from 3-point range. John Marshall, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2024 Newport has been to the state tourney twice, losing in the first round in 2010 and reaching the quarterfinals in 2019. James Weber, The Enquirer, 19 Jan. 2024 Based on the number of top 20 players, this is the weakest field in tourney history. Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2024 Also, that goal (demand?) — making the tourney — was established during Reed-Francois’ tenure. Jaden Lewis, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2024 He’s headed to Kansas City soon to watch his daughter play in a volleyball tourney there. Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 14 Feb. 2024 Plainfield won both regular-season meetings — one in double overtime and another in the Hendricks County tourney semifinals. Paul Shepherd, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Jan. 2024
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 From state alumni who went on to tourney greatness to standouts with the home-state schools, these are 101 names to know from the history of Wisconsin's involvement in the NCAA Tournament. Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2023 Lewis came up with a loose ball and passed to Hodge, who hit a 3-point shot with four seconds remaining for USA’s only tourney victory. Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 27 Nov. 2019

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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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Cite this Entry

“Tourney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tourney. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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tourney

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

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