mess around (Meaning)

Wordnet

mess around (v)

do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

FAQs About the word mess around

do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

monkey (around), putter (around),play, potter (around), kick around, hang about, fool around, fiddle (around), goof (around), clown (around)

settle (down),set (to), set (to), buckle (down), buckle (down), settle (down), knuckle down,knuckle down,

Don't mess around with the delicate equipment, or you'll damage it.

Stop messing around with the cat; it's not a toy.

I need you to focus on your work and stop messing around.

The students were messing around in the classroom, ignoring the teacher's instructions.