muddle
verb (used with object)
to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
have muddled
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present perfectof muddle.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Rising competition and a cautious consumer backdrop have suppressed sales, analysts say, and frequent management changes have muddled the strategy.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
Perhaps he could have muddled through the broadcast—and the rest of the election—if he’d only made minor miscues of that type.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2024
High levels of star formation are thought to have muddled early photometric analysis.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 13, 2023
They have muddled our words, eclipsed our facial expressions, steamed up our glasses and left us with sweaty chins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2022
Do you really think it's to our credit that we have muddled along with all our poverty and disease and the like?
From Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
