muddy
/ˈmʌdi/adjective
उच्चारण मडी
कीचड़ भरा; धुँधला
Basic word
- 1
full of or covered in mud; (of colours) not clear or bright; confused
कीचड़ भरा; धुँधला
- muddy roads
- The children came home with muddy shoes after the rain.
- We walked along a muddy path to the village.
+ 3 more examples
- The river is muddy after the floods.
- The painting used dull, muddy colours.
- His explanation was muddy and left everyone confused.
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[T]
to make something less clear or easy to understand
उलझाना
- muddy the waters
- Too much detail will only muddy the argument.
- Don't muddy the issue by bringing in old complaints.
+ 1 more example
- The long report muddied the message instead of making it clear.
Synonyms confuse cloud complicate
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
muddy + noun (adjective)
Muddy describes things covered with or full of mud, and also colours that look dull, not clear and bright.
Muddy उन चीज़ों का वर्णन करता है जो कीचड़ से ढकी या भरी हों, और उन रंगों का भी जो फीके और अस्पष्ट दिखें।
- The villagers walked along a muddy track.
- The painting used muddy greens and browns.
muddy the waters / the issue
Figuratively, to muddy the waters means to make a situation less clear and harder to understand, often on purpose.
लाक्षणिक रूप में 'muddy the waters' का अर्थ किसी स्थिति को कम स्पष्ट और अधिक उलझा देना है, प्रायः जान-बूझकर।
- His long speech only muddied the waters.
- New evidence muddied the issue further.
muddy + object (transitive verb)
As a verb, muddy means to make something dirty with mud, or to make an idea less clear. Its forms are muddies, muddied, muddying.
Verb के रूप में muddy का अर्थ किसी चीज़ को कीचड़ से गंदा करना या किसी विचार को अस्पष्ट बनाना है। इसके रूप muddies, muddied, muddying हैं।
- The buffaloes muddied the pond.
- Too many rules muddy the real purpose of the scheme.
muddy + comparative / superlative
As an adjective, muddy has the comparatives muddier and muddiest, formed by changing y to i.
Adjective के रूप में muddy के comparative रूप muddier और muddiest हैं, जिनमें y बदलकर i हो जाता है।
- The river is muddier after the flood.
- That was the muddiest pitch I have ever seen.
+Collocations 4
muddy + noun
muddy watermuddy bootsmuddy roadmuddy fieldmuddy footprints
- Muddy footprints led from the door to the kitchen.
adverb + muddy
verythoroughlyankle-deepknee-deepextremely
- The playground was thoroughly muddy after three days of rain.
muddy + abstract noun
muddy thinkingmuddy argumentmuddy coloursmuddy complexionmuddy picture
- The essay suffered from muddy thinking and repeated points.
verb + muddy
getbecometurnrunlook
- The stream runs muddy in the rainy season.
“More examples 5
- The farmer's boots were muddy from working in the paddy field.
धान के खेत में काम करने से किसान के जूते कीचड़ से सने थे।
- After the flood the Ganga looked brown and muddy.
बाढ़ के बाद गंगा भूरी और मटमैली दिख रही थी।
- Her argument became muddy when she mixed two different ideas.
जब उसने दो अलग विचार मिला दिए तो उसका तर्क अस्पष्ट हो गया।
- The children muddied their new uniforms playing near the pond.
बच्चों ने तालाब के पास खेलते हुए अपनी नई वर्दी कीचड़ से गंदी कर ली।
- Do not muddy the issue by bringing in unrelated matters.
असंबंधित बातें लाकर मुद्दे को उलझाइए मत।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The boy muddyed his clothes.
✓ The boy muddied his clothes.
In verbs ending consonant + y, change y to i before -ed.
Consonant + y पर समाप्त होने वाली क्रियाओं में -ed से पहले y को i बना दिया जाता है।
✗ The river is more muddy after the flood.
✓ The river is muddier after the flood.
Muddy is a two-syllable adjective ending in -y, so it takes -ier.
Muddy -y पर समाप्त होने वाला दो अक्षर का adjective है, इसलिए इसमें -ier लगता है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Muddy the waters (make a situation more confused).
Idiom 'muddy the waters' (स्थिति को और उलझाना)।