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What is another word for messing about?

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Present participle for to make jokes, especially for purposes of teasing someone
“I could tell that they were trying to mess about with me when they kept making playful comments and teasing jokes throughout the evening.”
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Present participle for to pass time doing unimportant things
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Present participle for to behave badly, mischievously, or in an overemotional way
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Present participle for to be engaged in a love affair, typically one of which the speaker disapproves
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Present participle for to tinker or fiddle with something
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Present participle for to hesitate, waver, or vacillate, creating unnecessary delays or inefficiency
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Present participle for to interfere with something, typically causing damage or harm to it
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Present participle for to toy or trifle with, especially another person or their emotions
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Present participle for to waste or spend time idly and unfruitfully
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Mischievous play, especially by children
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