muddy
adjective
abounding in or covered with mud.
are muddying
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present progressiveof muddy.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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But recent regulatory changes are muddying this bullish narrative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The upward track of California’s coronavirus case rate may be easing, but contradictory data are muddying the state’s outlook as a new pair of Omicron subvariants seen in South Africa are increasingly making appearances here.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2022
Those results are muddying the perception of what the Badgers can do in this game.
From Fox News ● Sep. 24, 2021
Mixed messages and rising cases are muddying the picture.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2021
"They are muddying the water all around," Ranleigh commented.
From The Cab of the Sleeping Horse by John Reed Scott
