mess around

Example Sentences

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There were bright lights, which he didn't like, and he was cold, and someone was messing around with his belly button, which hurt.

From Literature

Boulder and Maple got trapped one evening while we were hunting as a family—well, Mother and Father were hunting, and we three were just messing around.

From Literature

While sharing a photo of the table, Jenner revealed that she actually had a mishap with it while messing around with her kids.

From MarketWatch

But “it’s not something that you want to mess around with.”

From Los Angeles Times

One clip of Bebe shows her messing around at home in an oversized hat while wearing a backpack.

From BBC