muddle
verb (used with object)
to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
is muddling
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present progressiveof muddle (3rd person singular).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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They’re telling us right now that the economy is muddling through.
From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025
Manufacturing, which makes up 11.1% of the economy, is muddling along as higher borrowing costs slow demand for goods.
From Reuters ● Sep. 27, 2023
That’s been largely absent in the West, where Golden State is muddling along under .500 while Utah and Portland are around the top of the conference.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
He is muddling through by meeting with MBS while raising the issue of Khashoggi’s murder.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 17, 2022
Protest, daring, chivalry, the passion for the colour of life and the colour of words—he is the impersonation of these things in a world that is muddling its way half-heartedly towards the Promised Land.
From Old and New Masters by Robert Lynd
