muss
noun
a state of disorder or untidiness.
mussing
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present participleof muss.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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He scratched it, mussing his hair even further.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 13, 2020
Others expressed happiness in a way that a big brother would, figuratively mussing the hair of his younger sibling.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 12, 2019
Mr. Macdonald saw this up close two years ago when his pal Jimmy Fallon was criticized for playfully mussing then-candidate Mr. Trump’s hair on “The Tonight Show.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2018
Not that Mr. Fairchild liked to take credit for mussing the industry’s hair and bruising feelings.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2015
Ilya interrupted Anya’s thoughts with a huge hand on her kerchief, mussing her hair.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
