mucking
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of mucking
Example Sentences
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The wild card in the movie, and one whose fierce devotion to mucking things up isn’t well explained, is Barry Keoghan as a motorbike-riding blond agent of chaos, Ormon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
Burns said she always liked matching taller players against shorter players and the inverse, mucking up the opposing team’s vision on the court to force turnovers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2025
Last year, the college CEO even stepped in to invigilate an exam: "It's everyone mucking in."
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2024
And craft cider makers often welcome volunteers who enjoy mucking in and spending time outdoors with their families.
From Salon • Jul. 30, 2024
The horse got breakfast when he woke up, usually at four-thirty, followed by stall mucking and grooming at five, and a lengthy gallop with Pumpkin at eight.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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