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muck (about or around)

verb

Definition of muck (about or around)next
as in to interfere
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern regretted the day she thought that it would be a good idea to muck about in the neighbors' marital problems

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  1. interfere
  2. mess
Verb
  • Tonight’s waxing crescent moon is roughly 30 percent illuminated, so moonlight shouldn’t interfere much with aurora sightings.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The question asked by the team was how to bring a wave packet that has fallen back into contact with the one that stayed behind—the same atom on the other path—so that the two can interfere.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of interfere
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  • Here’s how to bring flowers from your cutting garden indoors while keeping insects and mess out.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The only way to mess this up is to not allow yourself the opportunity to touch it again and again and again.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Definition of mess
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“Muck (about or around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muck%20%28about%20or%20around%29. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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