muddy
adjective
abounding in or covered with mud.
muddying
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present participleof muddy.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The quiet period runs through the day after the meeting ends—in this case, at the end of Thursday—to keep individual officials from muddying the committee’s message immediately after a decision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Musk's interest in buying the company risks muddying the waters when it comes to this trial, says Columbia Law School professor Dorothy Lund.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Yet the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, personal consumption expenditures, rose 0.4% in December from the prior month and 3% from a year earlier, muddying the case for rate cuts.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
It allows both parties to get the best price they believe they can afford or believe is fair without muddying the waters with personal obligations and emotional leverage.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 19, 2026
How can you avoid muddying it up when you put it into words?
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
