muddier; muddiest
1
: morally impure : base
2
a
: full of or covered with mud
b
: characteristic or suggestive of mud
a muddy flavor
muddy colors
c
: turbid with sediment
muddied; muddying
1
: confuse
2
: to soil or stain with or as if with mud
3
: to make turbid
4
: to make cloudy or dull
Synonyms
Examples of muddy in a Sentence
Adjective
please do not walk in the house with muddy boots on, as you will get the carpet dirty
whether muddy or not, water taken from lakes and streams should be boiled by campers
Verb
The flooding muddied the roads.
She muddied the color by adding some brown.
muddying the line between fact and fiction
The debate further muddied the issues.
Recent Examples on the Web
Myisha Battle, TIME, 30 June 2024
Participants will have loads of fun getting wet and muddy exploring the creatures that live in these wet places.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 27 June 2024
Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024
Overcoming Emotional Hurdles While the concept of sympathetic joy is appealing, real-life complexities often muddy our emotional waters.
—Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 17 June 2024
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Adjective
But as modern daters continue to gravitate towards meeting people on the apps rather than out and about, that question is becoming much muddier.
—Myisha Battle, TIME, 30 June 2024
Participants will have loads of fun getting wet and muddy exploring the creatures that live in these wet places.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 27 June 2024
Verb
One day before heading to Wisconsin to stump for Democratic President Joe Biden, Moore said a shakeup in federal leadership could muddy the outlook.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024
Overcoming Emotional Hurdles While the concept of sympathetic joy is appealing, real-life complexities often muddy our emotional waters.
—Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 17 June 2024
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“Muddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muddy. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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muddy
2 of 2 verb
muddied; muddying
1
: to soil or stain with or as if with mud
2
: to make cloudy or dull
3
: to become or cause to become confused
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