| 释义 |
muddying, vbl. n.|ˈmʌdɪɪŋ|
[-ing1.]
The action of the vb. muddy.
1713M. Henry Meekn. & Quietn. of Spirit (1822) 115 Those disorderly passions, which tend to the muddying and clouding of the Soul. 1735Dict. Polygraph. s.v. Ultramarine, Thus you may get the colour without muddying. 1883C. Fleet Our Ancestors in Sussex Ser. ii. 256 The muddying of the clear fancy by all kinds of disturbances.
b. U.S. ‘A mode of fishing in which attendants stir up the muddy bottom of a lake or stream’ (Cent. Dict. 1890).
1877Hallock Sportsman's Gaz. 371 The season for muddying begins. |