muddle on in English

Forms: muddles on [present, singular, third-person], muddling on [participle, present], muddled on [participle, past], muddled on [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} muddle on (third-person singular simple present muddles on, present participle muddling on, simple past and past participle muddled on)

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"muddle on" meaning in English

Verb