Muddening

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or process of making or becoming muddied uncountable

    "To this can be added, that it would be advisable to investigate the effects on both larva and adults of the sharply changed ecological factors, for instance of the artificial muddening of water in the streams, […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of mudden form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

More examples

"To this can be added, that it would be advisable to investigate the effects on both larva and adults of the sharply changed ecological factors, for instance of the artificial muddening of water in the streams, […]"

Etymology

From mudden + -ing.

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