muddying
mud-dy-ing
noun
The act or process of making something dirty or unclear.
"The constant muddying of the facts caused confusion."
verb
Making something dirty with mud, or making something unclear or confusing.
"The rain was muddying the path."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: marshy, sloppy, muddy, boggy, miry, wet, squashy, sloughy, quaggy, mucky, soggy, waterlogged