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How to pronounce mess about in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mill about, mill around, tarry
Type of be
Has types lurch, prowl

Examples of mess about

mess about
The whole budget was a mess, but most legislators couldn't do anything about it.
From the time.com
At least Europe has to face the mess they made and try to do something about it.
From the guardian.co.uk
As Mike wrote about the other night, the social web right now is largely a mess.
From the techcrunch.com
Itally and Greece have to tackle the dept not mess about changing politicians.
From the bbc.co.uk
In her late twenties she picked up a guitar and started to mess about with it.
From the irishtimes.com
It was not some sort of vanity project, where I got a digger out and had a mess-about.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
Trust his prep school and don't mess about with its revision programme.
From the telegraph.co.uk
If you mess about with the punters and don't treat them properly they will go elsewhere.
From the independent.co.uk
Fantastic ingredients prepared by someone confident enough not to mess about with them.
From the guardian.co.uk