[mud.dle] vb mud.dled ; mud.dling [prob. fr. obs. D moddelen, fr. MD, fr. modde mud; akin to MLG mudde] vt (1676) 1: to make turbid or muddy
2: to befog or stupefy esp. with liquor
3: to mix confusedly
4: to make a mess of: bungle ~ vi: to think or act in a confused aimless way -- mud.dler n
[2]muddle n (ca. 1818) 1: a state of esp. mental confusion
2: a confused mess -- mud.dly adj