MUCK (ABOUT OR AROUND) Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

muck (about or around)

verb

as in to interfere

to interest oneself in what is not one's concern regretted the day she thought that it would be a good idea to muck about in the neighbors' marital problems

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Under the law, federal officers are prohibited from interfering in elections.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2026
Collectively, these could interfere enough with normal processes to kill the cell.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026

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