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mucking

/ˈmʌkɪŋ/

Translations

muckingnoun

curageTerme courant en contexte agricole ou d’écurie pour l’enlèvement du fumier et des déchets.

Daily mucking of the stalls keeps the horses healthy.

Le curage quotidien des stalles garde les chevaux en bonne santé.

Additional translations

traînasserieSens familier pour une activité vaine ou du temps perdu.

Synonyms

muckinggerund / present participle

/ˈmʌkɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe equipment or activity concerned with removing muck (e.g., "a mucking shovel").

de curageEmployé surtout comme adjectif technique ou descriptif en contexte agricole, d’écurie ou de nettoyage.

A special mucking machine cleared the tunnel debris.

Une machine de curage spéciale a dégagé les débris du tunnel.

Synonyms

muckingadverb

British informal intensifier meaning ‘very; extremely’ (e.g., "It’s mucking cold out here").

vachementRegister familier, intensifieur très courant à l’oral.

That was a mucking great idea!

C’était une idée vachement géniale !

muckverb

mucking

Gerund

mucked

Past Simple

mucked

Past Participle

mucking

Gerund

/mʌk/

curerSurtout pour enlever le fumier ou la saleté d’une étable.

Every morning, she would muck the stables to keep them clean for the horses.

Chaque matin, elle curait l’écurie pour la garder propre pour les chevaux.

Synonyms

Definitions

muckingnoun

The act or process of removing manure or other waste, especially from a stable or barn.

Daily mucking of the stalls keeps the horses healthy.

Aimless or frivolous activity; messing about.

There’ll be no more mucking about—get back to work!

muckinggerund / present participle

Relating to or used for removing muck.

A special mucking machine cleared the tunnel debris.

muckingadverb

Very; extremely (used as an informal intensifier).

That was a mucking great idea!

muckverb

To clean manure or dirt from a place, especially a stable or barn.

Every morning, she would muck the stables to keep them clean for the horses.

To bungle or spoil something; usually used with the particle “up”.

Try not to muck up the cake by opening the oven too early.

To behave in an idle, playful, or aimless way; usually used with the particle “about” or “around”.

The kids were mucking about in the yard all afternoon.