mud

[ muhd ]

/ mʌd /

noun

wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.

Informal. scandalous or malicious assertions or information: The opposition threw a lot of mud at our candidate.

Slang. brewed coffee, especially when strong or bitter.

a mixture of chemicals and other substances pumped into a drilling rig chiefly as a lubricant for the bit and shaft.

verb (used with object), mud·ded, mud·ding.

to cover, smear, or spatter with mud: to mud the walls of a hut.

to stir up the mud or sediment in: waders mudding the clear water.

verb (used without object), mud·ded, mud·ding.

to hide in or burrow into mud.

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Origin of mud

1300–50; Middle English mudde, mode < Middle Low German mudde. Cf. mother²

OTHER WORDS FROM mud

un·mud·ded, adjective

Words nearby mud

mucous plug, mucoviscidosis, mucro, mucronate, mucus, mud, mud bath, mud berth, mud bug, mud crab, mud crack

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Example sentences from the Web for mudding

By mudding the waters with consensual adult services, the issue itself is not being dealt with.
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Mike loves “mudding” and buries all kinds of vehicles up to their axles in the big open fields around Dryden.
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Carrying sand, cleaning corn patch, mudding and rubbing walls.
The White Queen of Okoyong|W.P. Livingstone

The “mudding” of the house is a part of the natural and necessary preparation for winter.
In Beaver World|Enos Abijah Mills
Cracks between the logs which no amount of mudding would completely fill.
Plowing On Sunday|Sterling North
Even if you don't play yourself, your friends might like to entertain themselves with a little music while you were mudding.'
The Wrong Box|Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne

British Dictionary definitions for mudding

mud

/ (mʌd) /

noun

a fine-grained soft wet deposit that occurs on the ground after rain, at the bottom of ponds, lakes, etc

informal slander or defamation

clear as mud informal not at all clear

drag someone's name in the mud to disgrace or defame someone

here's mud in your eye informal a humorous drinking toast

someone's name is mud informal someone is disgraced

throw mud at or sling mud at informal to slander; vilify

verb muds, mudding or mudded

(tr) to soil or cover with mud

Word Origin for mud

C14: probably from Middle Low German mudde; compare Middle High German mot swamp, mud, Swedish modd slush

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Idioms and Phrases with mudding

mud

see clear as mud; name is mud; sling mud at.