OTHER WORDS FROM muddle
mud·dled·ness, mud·dle·ment, noun mud·dling·ly, adverb pre·mud·dle, noun, verb (used with object), pre·mud·dled, pre·mud·dling. un·mud·dled, adjectiveWords nearby muddle
mud-wrestling,
mudanjiang,
mudcap,
mudcat,
mudder,
muddle,
muddle along,
muddle through,
muddlehead,
muddleheaded,
muddler
British Dictionary definitions for muddle through (1 of 2)
muddle through
verb
(intr, adverb) mainly British
to succeed in some undertaking in spite of lack of organization
British Dictionary definitions for muddle through (2 of 2)
muddle
/ (ˈmʌdəl) /
verb (tr)
(often foll by up)
to mix up (objects, items, etc); jumble
to confuse
to make (water) muddy or turbulent
US
to mix or stir (alcoholic drinks, etc)
noun
a state of physical or mental confusion
Derived forms of muddle
Word Origin for muddle
C16: perhaps from Middle Dutch
moddelen to make muddy
Idioms and Phrases with muddle through
muddle through
Blunder through something, manage but awkwardly, as in The choir never knows how to line up, but we muddle through somehow. [Early 1900s]