It has different meanings. The word is mostly used as a verb.
Muddling can mean confusing. Trying to confuse two things.
Muddling through means barely finishing something, or achieving something. Meaning success has been attained but not without challenges to wear it out. The success is this case is not really a high success. It's more like a low quality success, but a success nonetheless.
For example, I finally muddled through the exams with minimal preparation.
He muddled through the player to get a touch down.
He muddled through mud to finally reach the finish line.
As a noun, it means a confusing state, or disorganised state (lack of organisation).
His finance is in a muddle.
Words that have similar meanings, yet are used in different occasions:
jumble, hodgepodge, conglomeration, mélange, farrago and disarray.
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