muddle
verb (used with object)
to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
are muddling
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present progressiveof muddle.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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There's no national lockdown, and most stores, restaurants and other public-facing businesses are muddling along, assuming they have enough healthy workers available to open the doors.
From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2022
The Lakers are muddling through this season looking less and less like the Lakers, with empty seats at Staples Center and canceled appearances on national television broadcasts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2021
Some health experts fear the back-and-forth deliberations are muddling the public effort to persuade the unvaccinated to get their first shots.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2021
And right now, various myths about the concept are muddling the already contentious conversation.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2018
Others are muddling along with old-time, out-grown schoolrooms, spilling over into thatched sheds, and longing for the day when the spiritual structure they are erecting will be expressed in a suitable material form.
From Lighted to Lighten: the Hope of India by Alice B. Van Doren
