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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In interviews, doctors said that fears of prosecution are muddling their ability to exercise their medical judgment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2022
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
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
“They are muddling through it. … If it were up to me I would write you a check tomorrow,” Amato told small business owners.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2020
He said: "You are muddling my water and do not let me drink."
From Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales by Leo Tolstoy, Count
