Used in a Sentence

muddy

How to use muddy in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for muddy.

Editorial note

Mud houses standing next to the muddy road.

Examples14
Definitions7
Parts of speech2

Quick take

dirty with mud

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of muddy gathered in one view.

verb

dirty with mud

verb

cause to become muddy; "These data would have muddied the prediction"

verb

make turbid; "muddy the water"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for muddy.

verb

dirty with mud

verb

cause to become muddy; "These data would have muddied the prediction"

verb

make turbid; "muddy the water"

adjective

(of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous"

adjective

dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck; "muddy boots"; "a mucky stable"

adjective

(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied grey of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair"

adjective

(of liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters"

Example sentences

1

Mud houses standing next to the muddy road.

2

I guess it's time to muddy the waters.

3

Why muddy those contributions with stuff like this?

4

It can muddy research and lead to confirmation bias.

5

Things like this are only supposed to exist when you revise history to make the lines less muddy.

6

He knows they have just enough of a claim to muddy the waters and make life difficult for Oculus.

7

Frameworks will muddy the water and you won't be able to tell why/where magic is happening.

8

You can muddy the waters with "unnecessary testing" but then you have to consider both sides of the coin.

9

Canonical is large enough and the issue muddy enough that I don't think this is a warranted accusation.

10

However, going into the muddy water to wrestle with crocodiles is a different matter entirely!

11

Abandoning that discipline own't make it any more powerful, but will just muddy the language to try and satisfy people who won't be impressed because of it.

12

I would love more than anything to have the incredible clarity with which I used to understand new subjects rather than this fuzzy, muddy feeling with everything I try to learn.

13

How did we get from talking about learning outside the curriculum to students physically overpowering teachers?Such a blatant attempt to muddy the waters of the discussion does not help your position.

14

If every scout team uses a two foot tall RC car, bomb trip wires go up to 3 feet above ground, or they quit using trip wires and switch to magnetic induction coils like the trip lights for stop lights, or speed bumps that the car can't handle get built all over, or patrols can't safely go out on rainy days when the streets are muddy.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use muddy in a sentence?

Mud houses standing next to the muddy road.

What does muddy mean?

dirty with mud

What part of speech is muddy?

muddy is commonly used as verb, adjective.