muddy
adjective
abounding in or covered with mud.
will muddy
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future tenseof muddy.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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But those opposing the trade say it will muddy the waters when trying to stop the illegal trafficking of rhino horn.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2017
As this program stands up, there is a risk calls from private debt collectors will muddy that message,” she said.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 20, 2015
A digital transfer mired in grays and blues will muddy the sepia-seeping proceedings but not enough to appreciate the director’s vision of the stone- and iron-laden, antiquated era.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 10, 2015
It will muddy the waters, but intellectual honesty compels me to tell you that there is a scenario in which Achilles doesn’t catch the tortoise, even though he’s faster.
From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2014
McConnell expressly acknowledged that the growing privatization of internet cyber-security programs "will muddy the waters between the traditional roles of the government and the private sector."
From The Guardian ● Jan. 28, 2013
