1
: a slimy sticky mixture of solid material with a liquid and especially water
especially
: soft wet earth
2
: abusive and malicious remarks or charges
political campaigners slinging mud at each other
3
: anathema sense 1a
—usually used in the phrase one's name is mud
4
: a mixture of water, clay, and chemicals used in oil-well drilling and having various functions (such as lubrication and cooling of the bit and flushing of rock particles to the surface)
mudded; mudding
Examples of mud in a Sentence
Noun
He tracked mud into the house.
The car was stuck in the mud.
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Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
The hotel’s lobby bar and connected lounge spaces are filled with an impressive collection of African art, from masks to textiles like mud cloth sourced from Benin, the Congo, Ethiopia, and the Tuareg people.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
David Axe, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The park is home to thousands of thermal features ranging from hot springs to geysers to mud pods to steam vents.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
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Noun
When polio workers came door-to-door in late April last year in his village of simple mud and brick houses, the child had a fever.
—Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
The hotel’s lobby bar and connected lounge spaces are filled with an impressive collection of African art, from masks to textiles like mud cloth sourced from Benin, the Congo, Ethiopia, and the Tuareg people.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
Going mudding The PC-065Bs joined hundreds of similar logistics vehicles in Ukrainian service—some optimized for construction, others better suited for cargo-hauling missions or ambulance duty.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The park is home to thousands of thermal features ranging from hot springs to geysers to mud pods to steam vents.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Mud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mud. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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