muddle
verb (used with object)
to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
was muddling
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past progressiveof muddle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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
For when the Honorable East India Company was muddling the affairs of India, the honors and emoluments and privileges—such as they were!—were reserved for the benefit of the commissioned ranks.
From Told in the East by Talbot Mundy
