muddying

ˈmʌdiɪŋ
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Translation of muddying into German

Adjective

1.

confusion

making something unclear or confusing
  • The politician's speech was muddying the issue.Die Rede des Politikers machte die Angelegenheit verwirrend.
2.

physical state

Rare
becoming covered with mud or dirt
Rare
schlammig verschmutzend verdreckend
  • The shoes were muddying as we walked through the field.Die Schuhe wurden schlammig, als wir durch das Feld gingen.
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Synonyms and analogies of muddying in English

Examples of muddying in a sentence

  • The new policy is muddying the company's objectives.
  • The muddying path made the hike challenging.
  • Her muddying clothes were hard to clean.
muddy
ˈmʌdi
muddiedmuddiermuddies
Adjective
1.

nature

covered or filled with wet soil
  • The dog's paws were muddy after the walk.Die Pfoten des Hundes waren schlammig nach dem Spaziergang.
2.

liquid

containing mud or sediment, not clear
  • The river water looked muddy after the storm.Das Flusswasser sah nach dem Sturm schlammig aus.
3.

image

blurry or indistinct in appearance
  • The photograph was too muddy to see clearly.Das Foto war zu verschwommen, um es klar zu sehen.
Verb
tr.
1.

cleanliness

make something dirty with mud
  • The rainstorm muddied the streets overnight..Der Regensturm hat über Nacht die Straßen verschlammt
2.

stir sediment

make a liquid unclear by stirring up sediment or dirt
  • Fish swimming rapidly muddied the clear water..Fische, die schnell schwimmen, haben das klare Wasser getrübt
3.

confuse

make a situation less clear or more confused
  • His vague explanation only muddied the issue further..Seine vage Erklärung hat die Angelegenheit nur weiter verwirrt
Noun

animal

TECH.
small crab species that lives in soft wet coastal soil
TECH.
Schlammkrabbe
  • We caught a muddy while fishing in the mangroves.Wir fingen eine Schlammkrabbe beim Angeln in den Mangroven.

Expressions with muddy: examples in English and translations in German

etwas unklarer machen
His comments only served to muddy the issue further.
verwirren
trüben
His comments only muddy the water further.
Verwirrung stiften
His vague response only served to muddy the waters further..
aufwühlen
trüben
The rain will muddy up the pond.

Translations of "muddying" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dieVerschmutzungnf.

And this muddying of the waters of public discourse is being magnified by the parroting of these arguments by a larger population of amateur skeptics with no scientific credentials at all.

Und diese Verschmutzung der Gewässer der öffentlichen Auseinandersetzung wird noch dadurch verstärkt, daß diese Argumente durch eine größere Population von Amateur- Skeptikern nachgeplappert werden, die überhaupt nicht wissenschaftlich ausgewiesen sind.

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Other translations for muddying:

  • Das Verwirren
  • verschlammten
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