mess
noun
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition.
has been messing
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present perfect progressiveof mess (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The serious point is that Messi has been messing with Nigeria and Mikel for too long.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 25, 2018
“Now for six years, that goat has been messing in and destroying my house,” he said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2017
But the world, worse luck, has been messing with Britain.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2016
According to longtime Hellmann’s loyalists and professional tasters alike, the company has been messing with the world’s favorite mayo.
From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2015
Governor Mason, who has been messing with Alcalde Colton and a naval officer named Lieutenant Lanman, is now compelled to bake his own bread.
From Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts by Louis J. (Louis John) Stellman
