The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Muddy \Mud"dy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Muddied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Muddying.]
1. To soil with mud; to dirty; to render turbid.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Fig.): To cloud; to make dull or heavy; to confuse.
--Grew.
[1913 Webster]