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Mess Around (Verb)

Meaning

Do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

  • They spent the entire weekend messing around in the garage, fixing up old bikes and broken appliances.
  • In the summer holidays, we would mess around by the river, catching fish and swimming in the shallows.
  • He's been messing around with that old engine for months, but still can't get it running.
  • She loves to mess around in the kitchen, trying out new recipes and experimenting with different flavors.
  • When they were kids, they used to mess around in the woods, building treehouses and having adventures.

Synonyms

  • Tinker
  • Monkey Around
  • Muck Around
  • Monkey
  • Muck About
  • Putter
  • Potter

Hypernyms

  • Work

Hyponyms

  • Puddle
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