messing around
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Right now, however, he looks like a kid who spent the morning messing around with his friends.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
Elsewhere, the recent single American Girls gained a long, trippy intro, with Styles messing around on an old analogue keyboard, tweaking low pass filters and playing squiggly synth noises.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
“Just messing around with the coaches and the players and just the normal things you guys see on the camera, probably,” Hachimura said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
Naylor, meanwhile, says he was just messing around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
Perpich would tell him to quit messing around.
From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen
