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muddling along

muddling along is the present participle and gerund 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 muddling along

What is muddling along the present participle and gerund of?
Muddling along is the present participle and gerund of muddle along.

Words near muddling along in the dictionary

  1. muddles through
  2. muddles up
  3. muddlesome
  4. muddliness
  5. muddling
  6. muddling along
  7. muddling the waters
  8. muddling through
  9. muddling up
  10. muddlingly
  11. muddlings

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