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muddling the waters

muddling the waters is the present participle and gerund of muddle the waters.

Meaning of muddle the waters

Verb

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

  1. Eggcorn of muddy the waters.

Questions about muddling the waters

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

Words near muddling the waters in the dictionary

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

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