monkey wrenching

A form of monkeywrenching — The commission of usually illegal but nonviolent acts of sabotage motivated by environmentalism.

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Meanings

nounmonkey wrenching (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of monkeywrenching.
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APA

monkey wrenching. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monkey%20wrenching

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“monkey wrenching.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monkey%20wrenching. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monkey wrenching,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monkey%20wrenching.

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