muddening

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noun

The act or process of making or becoming muddied

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Meanings

muddening1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of mudden

muddening2

nounmuddening (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe act or process of making or becoming muddied

    Level off the perimeter to reduce muddening.

    1971, The Transatlantic Review - Issues 37-40, page 108
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    To this can be added, that it would be advisable to investigate the effects on both larva and adults of the sharply changed ecological factors, for instance of the artificial muddening of water in the streams, […]

    1935, Vitaly Dorogostajsky, Material for Study of Taxonomy, Geographical Distribution and Biology of Black Flies (Simuliidae) of Eastern Siberia

Origin

muddening · verb

From mudden + -ing.

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muddening · noun

From mudden + -ing.

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APA

muddening. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muddening

MLA

“muddening.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muddening. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muddening,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muddening.

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