messing around

verb

Definition of messing aroundnext
present participle of mess around
1
as in fiddling (around)
to spend time in aimless activity spent the vacation day just messing around

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2
as in flirting
to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun a guy who goes to the health club mainly to mess around with the women

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3
as in travelling
to come or be together as friends if you continue to mess around with such narrow-minded boobs, you'll begin to think and act like them

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for messing around
  1. flirting
  2. playing
  3. running
  4. connecting
  5. joining
  6. collaborating
Verb
  • Looking beyond those guideposts meant flirting with danger — at risk of becoming untethered and lost.
    Rebekah Pahl, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Posen went to Los Angeles, flirting with the idea of working in Hollywood.
    Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of flirting
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  • Sasaki knew that attempting to expedite his dream of playing in the major leagues would cost him an enormous amount of public goodwill.
    Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Stearns was unaware of his feelings about the media and had not heard from Wolfe or anyone else that Sasaki would be uncomfortable playing in a place like New York.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of playing
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  • Army led the nation in rushing averaging 309 yards per game with a hybrid triple-option attack running the ball 55 times per game.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But to have the engine running well, having Wall Street analyst sponsorship is worth a few cylinders.
    Cody Slach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of running
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  • Stay true to your brand’s mission and voice while connecting authentically to the cause.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • How necessary is such an event when everyone is already used to connecting virtually or through systems only?
    Koray Köse, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of connecting
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  • Other restaurants joining Élephante in 2025 will be Catch — featuring simple, but elegant seafood, sushi and steak — Telefèric Barcelona — a beloved tapas concept straight from Spain — and a new elevated brand from Fox Restaurant Concepts, created by prolific restaurateur Sam Fox.
    Fairchild Studio, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In their first season joining a conference, Army (11-1) won the American Athletic Conference this season and took down Tulane in the conference championship game last Saturday, 35-14.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of joining
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  • Since his youth days, Rosenthal has been collaborating with the Smigiel family.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The second-year Giants receiver has been partnered with Hyatt since his junior year at Tennessee and says the Headspace app is his favorite part of collaborating with the hotel brand.
    DJ Siddiqi, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of collaborating
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