"messing about" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} messing about
  1. present participle and gerund of mess about Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: mess about
    Sense id: en-messing_about-en-verb-XT7rpuR5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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