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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a messing" is not standard or commonly used in written English.
It may be used informally to refer to a situation involving confusion or disorder, but it is not widely recognized.
Example: "After the party, there was a real messing in the living room that took hours to clean up."
Alternatives: "a mess" or "a jumble".
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"This kind of behavior is disastrous," he said, describing Mr. George, with whom he had brief contact more than five years ago, as a "messing around, bumbling guy".
The o2 mutant used was also a Messing Lab stock.
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Mandelbaum is a mess — a wonderful mess.
"You're a mess.
Kids make a mess.
But still, a mess.
"I was a mess.
"Or make a mess".
We were a mess".
"He was a mess".
Something of a mess.
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