muddies
Clouds the waters
Muddies is the third-person singular present tense of muddy, used as a verb.
To muddy something is to make it muddy—covered or splashed with mud—or to make it unclear or confused: The new evidence muddies the investigation.
The phrase muddies the waters is especially common, describing actions or information that make a situation harder to understand rather than clearer.
Agitates liquid violently
- churnsAgitates liquid vigorously
- stirsBlends by circling
- disturbsCauses unease or interruption
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
silt · clouding · turbid · murky · agitates · silts · swirls · unsettles
Earths or besmirches
- stainsDiscolorations on surfaces
- sulliesDamages purity or honor
- smearsDefaming attacks or streaks
- spattersScatters in droplets
splashes · tracks · smudges · streaks · mucks · clods · splatters · mires
Causes mental disarray
- cloudsAirborne water masses
- obfuscatesRenders unclear intentionally
- blursMakes indistinct
- complicatesMakes more difficult
befuddles · distorts · garbles · convolutes · entangles · bewilders · perplexes · darkens
roils
Agitates liquid violently
sediment · silt · clouding · turbid · murky · agitates · silts · swirls · unsettles · dredges
soils
Earths or besmirches
spatters · splashes · tracks · smudges · streaks · mucks · clods · splatters · mires · slops
confuses
Causes mental disarray
- cloudsAirborne water masses
- obfuscatesRenders unclear intentionally
- blursMakes indistinct
complicates · befuddles · distorts · garbles · convolutes · entangles · bewilders · perplexes · darkens · shadows
tarnishes
Corrodes on the surface
- besmirchesDamages someone's good name
- stainsDiscolorations on surfaces
- sulliesDamages purity or honor
defiles · mars · blemishes · spoils · blots · blackens · smears · denigrates · degrades · dishonors
tills
Store money compartments
tramples · compacts · waterlogging · clay · loam · earth · garden · field · cultivation · boots