estaban sonseando
Imperfect progressiveellos/ellas/ustedesconjugation ofsonsear.

sonsear

sonsear
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(general)
Regionalism used in Cuba
(Cuba)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
(South America)
a. to mess around
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Dejen de sonsear y hagan la tarea de matemáticas.Stop messing around and do your math homework.
b. to fool around
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Lo siento, no te golpeé queriendo. Estaba solo sonseando.I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hit you. I was just fooling around.
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