mess
noun
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition.
have been messing
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present perfect progressiveof mess.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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But the board’s most fateful mistake may have been messing around with Lowell High School.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2021
His two arguments contradict each other — he couldn't simultaneously have been messing with reporters and making an earnest argument about hand-washing — but in a sense, that's the point.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2020
BBC Trending contacted some of the men who sent the messages - most didn't reply, although one claimed that someone must have been "messing" with his profile.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2015
"They have been messing about for a year and a half now and they have got to make up their minds," said Hill-Wood.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 29, 2011
He stopped himself there—his sleepiness must have been messing with his head.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
