muck
noun
moist farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc.; manure.
were mucking
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past progressiveof muck.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Residents a few miles away in the Southcrest neighborhood of San Diego were mucking out yards filled with debris, overwhelmed by the task that lay ahead inside their homes where mud coated the floors.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
Early in the third quarter Sunday, while the Clippers were mucking around and losing against a bunch of wild kids from Houston, the cheers from their generally amiable fan base were interrupted by an outlier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2023
A witness said the teenagers were "mucking about" on the fast-flowing river on Monday before the jetty came loose, leaving them stranded.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2022
The riff came as he and guitarist Craig Ross were mucking about while Paradis was en route to her session.
From The Guardian ● May 24, 2018
Alchemists, even when they were mucking about with pub waste, saw their work as a way to improve upon the natural world.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 30, 2018
