muddle along

muddle on

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verb

(intr, adverb) to proceed in a disorganized way

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THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

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Words nearby muddle along

mud crab, mud crack, mud dauber, mudder, muddle, muddle along, muddled, muddlehead, muddleheaded, muddler, muddle through

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How to use muddle along in a sentence

As it is, it looks like Israel is set to continue to muddle along on its way to its own ruin.
Yair Lapid Is No Cause For Optimism|Emily L. Hauser|January 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For the most part, however, he gives every sign of trying to muddle along.
How Obama Got Fierce on Foreign Policy: James Mann’s 'The Obamians'|Jacob Heilbrunn|June 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
For years England managed to muddle along with Ireland by inviting nationalists out to dinner.
Pieces of Hate|Heywood Broun
He would let England muddle along somehow till he made this alliance with the beautiful Missourienne.
We Can't Have Everything|Rupert Hughes

I don't intend to muddle along making a pittance like a hand logger.
Big Timber|Bertrand W. Sinclair
I would not be obliged to muddle along in the blind fashion of the last two days, feeling a frightful fool.
Ruggles of Red Gap|Harry Leon Wilson