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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muck (about or around)
  1. interfere
  2. mess
Verb
  • Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro also warned Canada last month against interfering in the midterms.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Experts worry federal law enforcement could potentially use those false claims — or others generated this year — as pretext to try to seize ballots during the counting period, or interfere in the process in some other way.
    — Miles Parks, NPR, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of interfere
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  • No one talks, and then Victor accuses Tomica (surprise) and says that people who lie are more prone to messing names up.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
  • That book really messed me up in the sense of nothing is promised.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 30 Sep. 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 1 Nov. 2026.

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