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Life is not so much about beginnings and endings as it is about going on and on and on. It is about muddling through the middle.
Anna Quindlen

Meaning of "muddling" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MUDDLING

muddling  [ˈmʌdəlɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MUDDLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Muddling is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MUDDLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of muddling in the English dictionary

The definition of muddling in the dictionary is mixing up ; jumbling. Other definition of muddling is confusing.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MUDDLING


back-pedalling
ˈbækˌpedəlɪŋ
cycling
ˈsaɪk əlɪŋ
dwindling
ˈdwɪndəlɪŋ
enabling
ɪnˈeɪbəlɪŋ
hurdling
ˈhɜːdəlɪŋ
meddling
ˈmɛdəlɪŋ
modeling
ˈmɒdəlɪŋ
modelling
ˈmɒdəlɪŋ
overpedalling
ˌəʊvəˈpedəlɪŋ
pedalling
ˈpiːdəlɪŋ
remodeling
ˌriːˈmɒdəlɪŋ
remodelling
ˌriːˈmɒdəlɪŋ
sanderling
ˈsændəlɪŋ
signaling
ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋ
soft-pedalling
ˌsɒftˈpedəlɪŋ
tenderling
ˈtendəlɪŋ
travelling
ˈtrævəlɪŋ
underling
ˈʌndəlɪŋ
waddling
ˈwɒdəlɪŋ
yodelling
ˈjəʊdəlɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MUDDLING

muddies
muddiest
muddily
muddiness
mudding
muddle
muddle along
muddle through
muddle-up
muddled
muddledness
muddlehead
muddleheaded
muddleheadedly
muddleheadedness
muddlement
muddler
muddlingly
muddly
muddy

WORDS THAT END LIKE MUDDLING

baggage handling
bloodcurdling
calling
codling
cradling
dawdling
fair to middling
fiddling
handling
idling
influence peddling
kindling
middling
mishandling
noodling
piddling
puddling
sandling
seedling
special handling
wildling

Synonyms and antonyms of muddling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MUDDLING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «muddling» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of muddling

Translation of «muddling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MUDDLING

Find out the translation of muddling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of muddling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «muddling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

得过且过
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

muddling
570 millions of speakers

English

muddling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

muddling
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تشويش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неразберихи
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

muddling
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

muddling
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

débrouillardise
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Muddling
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Durchwursteln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

混乱させる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뒤범벅
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Muddling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

muddling
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

muddling
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विचित्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sersemleyici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

confusionaria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pomieszaniem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плутанини
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

muddling
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

muddling
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

muddling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sammanblandning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

muddling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of muddling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MUDDLING»

The term «muddling» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.728 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MUDDLING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about muddling

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4 QUOTES WITH «MUDDLING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word muddling.
1
Marcus Brigstocke
Guilt is feeling bad about what you have done; shame is feeling bad about who you are - all it is, is muddling up things you have done with who you are.
2
A. S. Byatt
I am a profound pessimist both about life and about human relations and about politics and ecology. Humans are inadequate and stupid creatures who sooner or later make a mess, and those who are trying to do good do a lot more damage than those who are muddling along.
3
Henry Cabot Lodge
We would not have our country's vigour exhausted or her moral force abated, by everlasting meddling and muddling in every quarrel, great and small, which afflicts the world.
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Anna Quindlen
Life is not so much about beginnings and endings as it is about going on and on and on. It is about muddling through the middle.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUDDLING»

Discover the use of muddling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to muddling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Muddling Toward Frugality (Easyread Large Edition)
Mr. Johnson's thesis can be summarized without much difficulty: after generations of extravagant and reckless industrial expansion, we are clearly entering an age of economic scarcity.
Warren Johnson, 2010
2
Muddling through in Madagascar
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
Dervla Murphy, 1995
3
Muddling: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
A sufficient realization of love will dissolve it all.ndash;Emmet FoxIs life so wretched? Isn't it rather your hands which are too small, your vision which is muddled?
‎2008
4
Muddling Through: Pursuing Science and Truths in the 21st ...
Examines how politics and culture shape the sciences and what impact the sciences have on politics and culture
Michael Fortun, Herbert J. Bernstein, 1998
5
No More Muddling Through: Mastering Complex Projects in ...
This book explains the most important principles and elements of Systems Engineering and three planning cases demonstrate the practical application.
Rainer Züst, Peter Troxler, 2006
6
Muddling Through: The Remarkable Story of the Barr Colonists
As the granddaughter of Barr colonists, Lynne Bowen grew up on stories of what it was like to be young and green in the huge, raw Canadian west. These are those stories.
Lynne Bowen, 1994
7
For the Most Part: Muddling the Truth
Here is a returning author whose stories will captivate and remain with you for many years to come. Ron Jordan knows the western life up close and personal, living it on a daily basis.
Ron Jordan, 2009
8
Muddling Toward Frugality: A New Social Logic for a ...
Mr. Johnson’s thesis can be summarized without much difficulty: after generations of extravagant and reckless industrial expansion, we are clearly entering an age of economic scarcity.
Warren Johnson, 2013
9
Information Systems for Emergency Management
Responding to a wicked problem such as an emergency requires what Lindblom called “muddling through” or disjointed incrementalism (Lindblom, 1959, 1979). In an ideal world with ideal perfectly rational humans, there would be no need to  ...
Bartel Van de Walle, Murray Turoff, Starr Roxanne Hiltz, 2009
10
Obliquity: Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly
7. Muddling. through. why. oblique. approaches. succeed. 'Glorify. God', 'Create a good society', 'Live well' are not exhortations of practical use. We might rely on priests, politicians and counsellors to translate these objectives into goals and ...
John Kay, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUDDLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term muddling is used in the context of the following news items.
1
NY Times Helps Planned Parenthood By Muddling Facts
The New York Times has recently put its full editorial weight behind Planned Parenthood, releasing an editorial decrying the “campaign of ... «Daily Caller, Jul 15»
2
Orioles recall Kevin Gausman, place Steve Pearce on disabled list
Maybe they'll trade for an outfielder. Maybe they'll call up Dariel Alvarez. Maybe they'll just keep muddling along with these marginal players. «Camden Chat, Jul 15»
3
Lochamy Brothers: Is Alabama's era of dominance over?
While the press voted Alabama to win the SEC west they also chose Auburn to win the SEC further muddling off season predictions. «AL.com, Jul 15»
4
Song remains the same for UK papers when it comes to Labour …
It's increasingly apparent that the Labour Party is muddling through a period of existential crisis. This week's welfare bill debacle, where 48 MPs ... «The Conversation UK, Jul 15»
5
Liam Farrell: The art of breaking bad news
For a while Joe and I had fudged it, muddling along with the Irish Prognosis ('feck it, it'll be grand'), but things were progressing and we had to ... «GP online, Jul 15»
6
'Thanks for everything - it's been a privilege' - Janis Blower calls it a …
... T'githor Like The Folk o' Shields and the magazine Banks of the Tyne), even if, a lot of the time, I was muddling my way down unknown paths, ... «Shields Gazette, Jul 15»
7
7 Summer Books To Read With Your Significant Other If You're …
Depending on how your trip is going, you and your significant other can read it and feel superior to all those out there muddling along, or it can ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
8
Peachy beer, keen following
Of course, many brewers scorn the muddling of anything peachy, tomato-ey (think red beer) or otherwise keen into something they've crafted ... «Record Bee, Jul 15»
9
Survey: US companies less optimistic about future sales
The overall survey results, compiled by the National Association for Business Economics, portray an economy muddling along at a steady, ... «Jefferson City News Tribune, Jul 15»
10
EFCC, Big Man Syndrome and Anti-Corruption Fight
When it appeared to do what it was established to do, it was careful to select its prey and wasted no time in muddling up its own evidence in a ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

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