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muddled along

muddled along is the simple past and past participle of muddle along.

Meaning of muddle along

Verb

muddle along (third-person singular simple present muddles along, present participle muddling along, simple past and past participle muddled along)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To live or work in an unorganized and unplanned way.
    • Executives are content to muddle along as long as profits are satisfactory — Attention to operating matters is a child of adversity.1940, unnamed executive quoted in United States. Temporary National Economic Committee, Investigation of concentration of economic power, U.S. Government Printing Office, page 66
    Synonyms:
    muggle, muddle on

Questions about muddled along

What is muddled along the simple past and past participle of?
Muddled along is the simple past and past participle of muddle along.

Words near muddled along in the dictionary

  1. muddle through
  2. muddle up
  3. muddle-headed
  4. muddlebrained
  5. muddled
  6. muddled along
  7. muddled the waters
  8. muddled through
  9. muddled up
  10. muddledness
  11. muddledom

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