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muddles along

muddles along is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 muddles along

What is muddles along the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Muddles along is the third-person singular simple present indicative of muddle along.

Words near muddles along in the dictionary

  1. muddlement
  2. muddlements
  3. muddler
  4. muddlers
  5. muddles
  6. muddles along
  7. muddles the waters
  8. muddles through
  9. muddles up
  10. muddlesome
  11. muddliness

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