was muddling
- past progressive of muddle.
Example Sentences
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While Europe was muddling along in the Middle Ages, far south in Africa was a huge, wealthy and modern kingdom adept in metal-working and architecture.
From Fox News ● Jan. 21, 2020
Their football was muddling along without particular hope or direction.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 4, 2010
The reason: many economists now doubt that further cuts in interest rates will give much of a boost to the economy, which was muddling along at only a .6% annual clip in the second quarter.
From Time Magazine Archive
I realized that I was muddling, that I was getting nowhere.
From Time Magazine Archive
Things had to move by routine, there was muddling somewhere, and in the middle of it all, the Maoris waylaid a small party of soldiers.
From The Romance of a Pro-Consul Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. by Milne, James
