How to Spell mud
mud
mud - noun
- A slimy sticky mixture of solid material with a liquid and especially water
- Abusive and malicious remarks or charges
- {sx|anathema||1a}
- 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)
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"political campaigners slinging mud at each other"
Etymology
Middle English mudde, probably from Middle Low German
Word family
muddy, muddied
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