Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

muddling

/mˈʌdəlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: mud-dling
IPA: /mˈʌdəlɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of muddle

noun

The act of one who muddles; confusion; disorderly progress.

Example Sentences

"Janzen's critiques of most of my present chapters, with his soaring imagination, unencumbered passion for theologizing, and relentless wrestling, often revealed and challenged my flat-footed muddlings[…]"

Inflected Forms

muddlings (plural)

Rhymes With

huddling

Questions

How do you pronounce muddling?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈʌdəlɪŋ/.
What does muddling mean?: present participle and gerund of muddle

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