muddy, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

muddy (muddier comparative) (muddiest superlative) (muddies 3rd person present) (muddying present participle) (muddied past tense & past participle )

1 adj Something that is muddy contains mud or is covered in mud.
...a muddy track...

2 verb If you muddy something, you cause it to be muddy.
The ground still smelled of rain and they muddied their shoes... V n

3  verb If someone or something muddies a situation or issue, they cause it to seem less clear and less easy to understand.
It's difficult enough without muddying the issue with religion.  V n
♦ muddied  adj
Overseas the legal issues are more muddied.  If someone or something muddies the waters, they cause a situation or issue to seem less clear and less easy to understand.
♦ muddy the waters  phrase
They keep on muddying the waters by raising other political issues.