mucking

[US]/'mʌkɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.clearing debris
clearing rocks
cleaning up

Example Sentences

They are mucking the apple trees.

she really enjoys mucking in with the lads.

mucking around with finances and all that palaver.

Stop mucking about and take my friendly advice.

Real-world Examples

You think mucking out Arthur's horses is gonna be fun? You should see my list of duties.

Source: The Legend of Merlin

I've just finished mucking out one of the stables and I'm about to go groom one of the horses.

Source: Victoria Kitchen

Right, or perceived to be mucking them up. Right. Because these perceptions aren't always accurate.

Source: Sway

Making holes in the bags of food, and mucking and peeing in the food, making it inedible for the animals.

Source: The Secret Life of Cats

MY mother used to despair at my mucking about with animals.

Source: All creatures great and small

I had lots of friends mucking in, my friends who play in a band, obviously were there.

Source: Financial Times Podcast

" You're my foreman" ! Dad shouted. " I need you in Oneida, not mucking with scrap" !

Source: You should fly to your mountain like a bird.

(Laughter) When I wasn't mucking out the goat barn, I was shearing sheep, changing tires, scrubbing toilets, volunteering, shoveling snow.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) June 2022 Compilation

OK, let's recap the vocabulary from this programme, starting with mucking about, an informal way to say playing with something carelessly, not for a serious reason.

Source: 6 Minute English

After the year 2000, 3D printers suddenly got much cheaper and tech companies started mucking about with them – spending time playing with them in a fun way.

Source: 6 Minute English

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