jazz around

• Verbo compuesto que significa moverse o actuar de manera animada, juguetona o sin un propósito claro; perder el tiempo o tontear.

A phrasal verb meaning to move or act in a lively, playful, or aimless manner; to waste time or fool around.

incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, sin objeto

1. To act playfully or waste timeinformalamerican

   To behave in a frivolous, playful, or unserious manner; to waste time or avoid doing something important.

   Andarse con tonterías / perder el tiempo

   • Stop jazzing around and get to work.
   • They were jazzing around the office instead of finishing the report.
   • He spent the afternoon jazzing around with his friends.

   Sinónimosdallydawdlefool aroundhorse aroundmess aroundmonkey aroundplay aroundtrifle

   Antónimosapplylaborstrivetoilwork

2. To improvise or embellishinformalamerican

   To add extra, often unnecessary, elements to something, especially in music or performance.

   Improvisar o adornar

   • The pianist started jazzing around with the melody.
   • She jazzed around the recipe by adding unusual spices.
   • He likes to jazz around his speeches with funny anecdotes.

   Sinónimosad-libembellishembroiderimproviseornamentvamp

   Antónimosreducesimplifystrip

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