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verb British slang

(intr) to waste time; misbehave

(when intr, foll by with) to interfere with, annoy, or waste the time of

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How to use muck about in a sentence

If the oft-talked-about college “hook-up culture” could be embodied by a place, it would be Shooters.
Random Hook-Ups or Dry Spells: Why Millennials Flunk College Dating|Ellie Schaack|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He said he watched waste haulers back up to the pit and unleash torrents of watery muck.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.|David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thus far, the most talked-about Green Friday hotspot is Denver dispensary the Grass Station.
Colorado Weed Dispensaries Celebrate ‘Green Friday’|Abby Haglage|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After a long day of him wading and me watching him in the muck, cocktails were required.
Up to a Point: In Defense of Lobbyists|P. J. O’Rourke|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A former talked-about, maybe-presidential candidate, Andrew Cuomo now hints at Hillary for president at his own re-election event.
If Clinton Runs for President, Cuomo’s on Board|David Freedlander|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These stories by a round-about way, gathering in circumstantial detail as they travelled, had reached his sister.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Roly was inclined to wait for developments, but as the call to "muck-muck" was now heard on the shore, he also withdrew.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail|Arthur R. Thompson
A few carbine and musket shots, from the knoll and house, soon brought them to a halt, and sent them to the right-about.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850|Various
A commotion, a squeal, a thrashing-about near at hand caused both to turn suddenly.
Blazed Trail Stories|Stewart Edward White
Even your dirty paper, Waldemar, wouldn't rake that kind of muck up after ten years.
Average Jones|Samuel Hopkins Adams

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