muddy the water

A form of muddy the waters — To make something unclear and difficult to understand.

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Meanings

verbmuddy the water (third-person singular simple present muddies the water, present participle muddying the water, simple past and past participle muddied the water)

present singular third person muddies the water · participle present muddying the water · participle past muddied the water · past muddied the water

  1. alternativeAlternative form of muddy the waters.
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APA

muddy the water. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muddy%20the%20water

MLA

“muddy the water.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muddy%20the%20water. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muddy the water,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muddy%20the%20water.

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