muddlingn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌdl̩ɪŋ/,

/ˈmʌdlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈməd(ə)lɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: muddle v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < muddle v. + -ing suffix¹.

1. The action of muddling, mixing, disordering, etc. Also: an instance of this; mixture, confusion, disorder.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > indiscriminateness > [noun]

indistinction1624

muddiness1645

indiscrimination1649

puddling1695

undiscerning1711

muddying1713

under-niceness1748

confusion1771

mixing1831

confounding1850

colour blindness1861

undiscriminatingness1866

muddling1873

indiscriminateness1879

unfastidiousness1881

indiscriminancy1890

lumping1903

1769 E. Griffith School for Rakes iii. 57 This comes of muddling... Had I been sober, I shou'd have been an over-match, for..any justice of peace.

1829 W. Scott Jrnl. 29 Mar. (1946) 44 This muddling among old books has the quality of a sedative.

1873 H. Spencer Study Sociol. xi. 289 Those muddlings of provisions and confusions of language in Acts of Parliament.

1910 E. M. Forster Howards End v. 36 He [sc.Wagner] has done more than any man in the nineteenth century towards the muddling of the arts.

1991 What Hi-Fi? Oct. 19/2 Complex textures..are all excellent, with no annoying muddling of sound exhibited on many conventional tape decks.

1994 Guardian 23 Sept. ii. 19/5 Pour three teaspoons of the syrup over it and then crush it together with the end of a wooden spoon—it's called muddling.

2. With adverbs (cf. muddle v. 8a).

ΚΠ

1915 J. Dewey German Philos. & Politics iii. 129 Our country is too big and too unformed..to enable us to trust to an empirical philosophy of muddling along.

1949 A. Koestler Promise & Fulfilm. ii. 17 What both Jews and Arabs believed to be a ‘diabolic policy’ was in fact the traditional muddling-along policy.

1955 Times 28 July 3/3 Can it be that..we shall abandon the immemorial practice of muddling through, and discover logic and consistency at last?

1967 Spectator 18 Aug. 177/3 A policy of muddling through, of economic brinkmanship.

1997 Liverpool Echo 18 Sept. 6/1 Mothers have..nothing much to guide them except their maternal instinct. Otherwise known as muddling through.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

muddlingadj.

Brit.

/ˈmʌdl̩ɪŋ/,

/ˈmʌdlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈməd(ə)lɪŋ/

Forms: 1600s mudling, 1700s– muddling.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: muddle v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < muddle v. + -ing suffix².

That muddles; confusing, bewildering. Also: unmethodical, disorganized.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > [adjective] > causing confusion

astonishing1629

muddling1649

fluskering1660

disconcerting?1749

bewildering1792

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [adjective] > confusing or disordering

huddling1566

confusive1611

muddling1806

1649 King Charles I iii. 27 Where are thy dire Cyclopean balles, the same That mudling Mulciber doth in Lemnos frame?

?a1656 J. Poole Eng. Parnassus (1657) 54 Avarice—orfurious, mudling, toylesome, laborious, [etc.].

a1732 J. Gay Fables (1738) II. xiii. 116 How muddling 'tis on books to pore!

1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life (ed. 4) vi. 121 Finding..at least one muddling mother with a sick—but not silent—infant.

1826 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 388 ‘Sheelah’ is an Irish term,..applied to a slovenly or muddling woman.

1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. x. 87 A muddling and a swipey old child.

1883 Longman's Mag. July 256 Copyholders..are as a rule..more muddling in their ways, than the dependent labourer.

1916 R. Graves Poet in Nursery in Over the Brazier 4 The book was full of funny muddling mazes.

1988 Patches 1 Apr. 31 Growing up can be rather worrying and muddling.

1992 D. Adams Mostly Harmless i. 9 Some very muddling things have been happening anyway.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	muddling
释义	muddlingn. Brit. /ˈmʌdl̩ɪŋ/, /ˈmʌdlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈməd(ə)lɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: muddle v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < muddle v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. The action of muddling, mixing, disordering, etc. Also: an instance of this; mixture, confusion, disorder. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > indiscriminateness > [noun] indistinction1624 muddiness1645 indiscrimination1649 puddling1695 undiscerning1711 muddying1713 under-niceness1748 confusion1771 mixing1831 confounding1850 colour blindness1861 undiscriminatingness1866 muddling1873 indiscriminateness1879 unfastidiousness1881 indiscriminancy1890 lumping1903 1769 E. Griffith School for Rakes iii. 57 This comes of muddling... Had I been sober, I shou'd have been an over-match, for..any justice of peace. 1829 W. Scott Jrnl. 29 Mar. (1946) 44 This muddling among old books has the quality of a sedative. 1873 H. Spencer Study Sociol. xi. 289 Those muddlings of provisions and confusions of language in Acts of Parliament. 1910 E. M. Forster Howards End v. 36 He [sc.Wagner] has done more than any man in the nineteenth century towards the muddling of the arts. 1991 What Hi-Fi? Oct. 19/2 Complex textures..are all excellent, with no annoying muddling of sound exhibited on many conventional tape decks. 1994 Guardian 23 Sept. ii. 19/5 Pour three teaspoons of the syrup over it and then crush it together with the end of a wooden spoon—it's called muddling. 2. With adverbs (cf. muddle v. 8a). ΚΠ 1915 J. Dewey German Philos. & Politics iii. 129 Our country is too big and too unformed..to enable us to trust to an empirical philosophy of muddling along. 1949 A. Koestler Promise & Fulfilm. ii. 17 What both Jews and Arabs believed to be a ‘diabolic policy’ was in fact the traditional muddling-along policy. 1955 Times 28 July 3/3 Can it be that..we shall abandon the immemorial practice of muddling through, and discover logic and consistency at last? 1967 Spectator 18 Aug. 177/3 A policy of muddling through, of economic brinkmanship. 1997 Liverpool Echo 18 Sept. 6/1 Mothers have..nothing much to guide them except their maternal instinct. Otherwise known as muddling through. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). muddlingadj. Brit. /ˈmʌdl̩ɪŋ/, /ˈmʌdlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈməd(ə)lɪŋ/ Forms: 1600s mudling, 1700s– muddling. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: muddle v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < muddle v. + -ing suffix². That muddles; confusing, bewildering. Also: unmethodical, disorganized. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > [adjective] > causing confusion astonishing1629 muddling1649 fluskering1660 disconcerting?1749 bewildering1792 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [adjective] > confusing or disordering huddling1566 confusive1611 muddling1806 1649 King Charles I iii. 27 Where are thy dire Cyclopean balles, the same That mudling Mulciber doth in Lemnos frame? ?a1656 J. Poole Eng. Parnassus (1657) 54 Avarice—orfurious, mudling, toylesome, laborious, [etc.]. a1732 J. Gay Fables (1738) II. xiii. 116 How muddling 'tis on books to pore! 1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life (ed. 4) vi. 121 Finding..at least one muddling mother with a sick—but not silent—infant. 1826 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 388 ‘Sheelah’ is an Irish term,..applied to a slovenly or muddling woman. 1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. x. 87 A muddling and a swipey old child. 1883 Longman's Mag. July 256 Copyholders..are as a rule..more muddling in their ways, than the dependent labourer. 1916 R. Graves Poet in Nursery in Over the Brazier 4 The book was full of funny muddling mazes. 1988 Patches 1 Apr. 31 Growing up can be rather worrying and muddling. 1992 D. Adams Mostly Harmless i. 9 Some very muddling things have been happening anyway. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1769adj.1649
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