Mud — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

water soaked soil; soft wet earth

slanderous remarks or charges

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈʌd/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈʌd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈʌd/

1 syllable Say it as /mˈʌd/.

Examples

The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

muck up clay mire muck

Parts of Speech

noun	water soaked soil; soft wet earth
noun	slanderous remarks or charges
verb	soil with mud, muck, or mire “The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden”
verb	plaster with mud

Word Forms

muddy	adjective	(of soil) soft and watery
mud	verb	plaster with mud
mire	noun	a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
muck	noun	any thick, viscous matter
mud	noun	water soaked soil; soft wet earth

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dreck

wassergetränkter Boden; weiche, feuchte Erde

🇫🇷French

boue

sol imbibé d'eau; terre molle et humide

🇪🇸Spanish

lodo

suelo empapado de agua; tierra blanda y mojada

🇮🇹Italian

fango

terreno inzuppato d'acqua; terra morbida e bagnata

🇳🇱Dutch

modder

met water doordrenkte grond; zachte natte aarde

🇵🇹Portuguese

lama

solo encharcado de água; terra macia e molhada

🇷🇺Russian

грязь

пропитанная водой почва; мягкая влажная земля

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कीचड़

पानी से लथपथ मिट्टी; मुलायम गीली धरती

🇧🇩Bengali

কাদা

জলে ভিজিয়ে রাখা মাটি; নরম ভেজা মাটি

🇮🇳Tamil

சேறு

நீர் ஊறவைத்த மண்; மென்மையான ஈரமான பூமி

🇮🇳Telugu

బురద

నీరు నానబెట్టిన నేల; మృదువైన తడి భూమి

🇮🇳Marathi

चिखल

पाण्यात भिजलेली माती; मऊ ओले पृथ्वी

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાદવ

પાણીથી પલાળેલી માટી; નરમ ભીની પૃથ્વી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆಸರು

ನೀರು ನೆನೆಸಿದ ಮಣ್ಣು; ಮೃದುವಾದ ಆರ್ದ್ರ ಭೂಮಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചെളി

വെള്ളം നനഞ്ഞ മണ്ണ്; മൃദുവായ ആർദ്ര ഭൂമി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਿੱਕੜ

ਪਾਣੀ ਨਾਲ ਭਿੱਜੀ ਮਿੱਟੀ; ਨਰਮ ਗਿੱਲੀ ਧਰਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

مٹی

پانی میں بھیگی ہوئی مٹی؛ نرم گیلی زمین

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

泥

水浸过的土壤；松软湿土

🇯🇵Japanese

泥

水に浸した土壌。柔らかく湿った土

🇰🇷Korean

진흙

물에 젖은 토양; 부드럽고 젖은 땅

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bùn

đất ngâm nước; đất ướt mềm

🇹🇭Thai

โคลน

ดินเปียกน้ำ ดินเปียกนุ่ม

🇮🇩Indonesian

lumpur

tanah basah kuyup; tanah basah yang lembut

🇵🇭Filipino

putik

tubig na babad na lupa; malambot na basang lupa

🇲🇾Malay

lumpur

tanah yang direndam air; tanah basah yang lembut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الطين

تربة مبللة بالماء؛ الأرض الرطبة الناعمة

🇮🇷Persian

گل و لای

خاک خیس شده در آب؛ زمین مرطوب نرم

🇹🇷Turkish

çamur

suya batırılmış toprak; yumuşak ıslak toprak

🇮🇱Hebrew

בּוֹץ

אדמה ספוגה במים; אדמה רטובה רכה

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