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Definition of Muddies
1. muddy [v] - See also: muddy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Muddies
Literary usage of Muddies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. That Affair at Portstead Manor by Gladys Edson Locke (1919)
"CLAVERING muddies HIS BOOTS it It being late afternoon, Mr. Clavering went up to
his room, and upon going to the window, his gaze was irresistibly drawn to ..."
2. Guenevere: A Play in Five Acts by Stark Young (1906)
"Ygraine Ah, Jesu, keep me, my lady, some reptile stirs The slime beneath and
muddies the whole pool. 'Tis an ill omen, I will not read my lot To-day. ..."
3. Report of the Congressional Committees Investigating the Iran/Contra Affair by Lee H. Hamilton, Daniel K. Inouye (1995)
"... as if the President was to be left only with the power to repel sudden
attacks.11 The next sentence muddies this interpretation substantially, however. ..."
4. Sermons by Phillips Brooks (1896)
"It is a shallow pool which muddies its surface to make itself look deep. But a
greater man will be perfectly frank and unmysterious about these little ..."
5. That Affair at Portstead Manor by Gladys Edson Locke (1919)
"CLAVERING muddies HIS BOOTS it It being late afternoon, Mr. Clavering went up to
his room, and upon going to the window, his gaze was irresistibly drawn to ..."
6. Guenevere: A Play in Five Acts by Stark Young (1906)
"Ygraine Ah, Jesu, keep me, my lady, some reptile stirs The slime beneath and
muddies the whole pool. 'Tis an ill omen, I will not read my lot To-day. ..."
7. Report of the Congressional Committees Investigating the Iran/Contra Affair by Lee H. Hamilton, Daniel K. Inouye (1995)
"... as if the President was to be left only with the power to repel sudden
attacks.11 The next sentence muddies this interpretation substantially, however. ..."
8. Sermons by Phillips Brooks (1896)
"It is a shallow pool which muddies its surface to make itself look deep. But a
greater man will be perfectly frank and unmysterious about these little ..."
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