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Muddying

Muddy \Mud"dy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Muddied; p. pr. & vb. n. Muddying.]

  1. To soil with mud; to dirty; to render turbid.

  2. (Fig.): To cloud; to make dull or heavy; to confuse.
    --Grew.

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muddying

vb. (present participle of muddy English)

Usage examples of "muddying".

If they are lying, they may be trying to make it appear nothing was amiss at that time, thus muddying the waters.

I'm getting old enough I don't want other people's notions of what's good for me muddying up the waters I have to swim in for the rest of my life, uncle Denys.

I've no doubt you mean well, but the last thing we need is another enthusiastic amateur raising everyone's hackles and muddying the waters.

But the strange colors seemed to seep past his eyes and into his brain, muddying his thoughts, and soon his head began to pound in time to the flaring of the lights.

Unfortunately, he hadn't quite finished putting on his boots, and tripped and fell face down in the shallows, wetting his water-resistant parka and muddying and scratching his face.

And that was when Asrana stepped in, muddying the waters for all she was worth.

I'm having enough trouble keeping my father from tampering with the future, so I don't need you muddying up the waters as well.

Dodging all the public cameras out there, changing my appearance a dozen times, skillfully muddying my trail so no one would connect me to my employers.

Or when lonely weirdos started using dittos for sex, muddying all the boundaries between fantasy, infidelity, and self-abuse.