jenny

[US]/'dʒenɪ/
[UK]/'dʒɛni/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a early spinning machine
a female animal
a mobile lifting device.

Phrases & Collocations

Jenny's phone number

Jenny's birthday party

spinning jenny

Example Sentences

halfway across, Jenny jumped.

the bounce was now back in Jenny's step.

Jenny would brook no criticism of Matthew.

Lots of love, Jenny

Mother made down Jenny's skirt.

Jenny was taken aback by some of the portraits.

I hope to introduce Jenny to them very soon.

I went to pick some flowers for Jenny's room.

Jenny decided to stay at home with their young child.

make yourself useful—get Jenny a drink.

Jenny is a young writer who has not yet arrived.

Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.

as he passed Jenny's door, he paused momentarily.

he's too good for Jenny, even though she's so stuck on him.

Take it easy, Jenny! There’s no need to get so annoyed.

Jenny was rather slow off the mark, and they had to explain the joke to her.

Jenny:Mr. Peterman said that? But we have no time to study!

Jenny certainly won't go to swimming—once bitten, twice shy.

the ill feeling between her and Jenny must have been papered over.

she never minded housework—Jenny said she was appallingly unliberated.

Real-world Examples

And now that guy is dating jenny.

Source: Gossip Girl Season 1

Before he died he saw the wheat fields of North Dakota linked with the spinning jennies of Manchester and the docks of Yokohama.

Source: American history

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