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BNC: 7679 COCA: 6484

muddy

1 muddy /ˈmʌdi/ adjective
muddier; muddiest
1 muddy
/ˈmʌdi/
adjective
muddier; muddiest
Learner's definition of MUDDY
: filled or covered with mud泥泞的;沾满泥的
: similar to mud像泥土般的
: not clear or bright : dull or cloudy暗淡的;模糊不清的
: unclear in thought or meaning(思维)不清晰的;(意思)含糊不清的
2 muddy /ˈmʌdi/ verb
muddies; muddied; muddying
2 muddy
/ˈmʌdi/
verb
muddies; muddied; muddying
Learner's definition of MUDDY
[+ object]
: to make (something) muddy使变得泥泞;使混乱;使浑浊: such as
: to cover (something) with mud使沾上泥
: to make (a color) cloudy or dull使(颜色)变暗
: to cause (something) to become unclear or confused使模糊;使混乱

muddy the waters

: to make something more complicated or difficult to understand把水搅浑;使(某事)更加复杂难懂
BNC: 7679 COCA: 6484

muddy

1 of 2

adjective

mud·​dy ˈmə-dē How to pronounce muddy (audio)
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
3
a
: lacking in clarity or brightness : cloudy, dull
a muddy recording
eyes muddy with sleep
b
: obscure in meaning : muddled, confused
muddy thinking
muddily adverb
muddiness noun

muddy

2 of 2

verb

muddied; muddying

transitive verb

1
2
: to soil or stain with or as if with mud
3
: to make turbid
4
: to make cloudy or dull
Phrases
muddy the waters
: to make a situation more confusing or difficult

Example Sentences

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. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Season 6 picks up in the same muddy field, with Tommy actually pulling the trigger. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 11 June 2022 Driving across a muddy field to grab a hay bale is one thing; snaking around boulders and trees on tight two-tracks through the desert and forest is something else altogether. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2022 Sturdy trees have risen from saplings planted in the ’60s, when the community was a muddy field under construction. Longreads, 20 Apr. 2022 Every day, Ukrainian investigators step into a dank cellar or muddy field or someone’s backyard and discover bodies of villagers who were shot in the head or bear signs of torture. New York Times, 15 Apr. 2022 Only a week before the killings, David Mora — who took his own life after the attack — assaulted a California Highway Patrol officer after driving drunk and crashing his car in a muddy field. Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2022 On the basketball court in the Spectrum Center on Monday night, the teams played the equivalent of a pitcher’s duel on a muddy Lambeau Field in a 103-99 Hornets victory. Jim Owczarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2022 The question of intent, however, can be muddy when the crime under investigation involves an action in which the defendant’s state of mind can be hard to establish. New York Times, 18 June 2022 The question of intent, however, can be muddy when the crime under investigation involves an action in which the defendant’s state of mind can be hard to establish. Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2022
Verb
Cultural voting helps explain disturbing trends that muddy the narrative that populism is just a defense of white privilege. Joan C. Williams, The New Republic, 19 Apr. 2022 But the similar name is enough to muddy the waters for the public, leaving Asian carp with an identity crisis. Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 27 July 2022 In the past, clubhouse attendants could muddy balls — a practice intended to help improve pitchers’ grip — days before they would be used in a game. Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 21 June 2022 But rather than affirming that consensus, recent developments could now fracture and muddy it, with important ramifications for all social media users. Brian Fung, CNN, 16 May 2022 In the four years since Hinman’s speech that did nothing but muddy the crypto waters, the U.S. still desperately needs clear rules of the road that embrace innovation while protecting consumers and the integrity of markets. Stu Alderoty, Fortune, 13 June 2022 The Israeli government offered to investigate the journalist's death in conjunction with Palestinian authorities, but the latter refused out of fear Israeli officials would whitewash or muddy the inquiry. Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 9 June 2022 How a Supreme Court case about pig farms could muddy looming debate over out-of-state abortions Precedent:The Supreme Court has overruled itself on segregation and saluting the flag. John Fritze, USA TODAY, 14 May 2022 The complicating factor for Wednesday’s severe storms will be widespread morning convection that could muddy the forecast and impact coverage and evolution of storms later in the day. NBC News, 11 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of muddy was in the 15th century
BNC: 7679 COCA: 6484
muddy

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBSbe, look泥濘;看起來泥濘become, get變得泥濘get sth, make sth使⋯沾滿泥Don't get your shoes muddy!別讓鞋子弄上泥巴!The rain had made the field very muddy.雨下得田裏泥濘不堪。ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常泥濘all沾滿爛泥My boots were all muddy.我的靴子沾滿了泥。a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些泥濘We all got a little muddy and wet.我們身上全都沾上了點兒泥,衣服也濕了。

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