MUDDLE


Meaning of MUDDLE in English

■ verb

1》 bring into a disordered or confusing state.

↘( ~ something up ) confuse two or more things with each other.

2》 confuse (a person).

3》 ( ~ through (or Brit. along) ) cope more or less satisfactorily.

4》 US mix (a drink) or stir (an ingredient) into a drink.

■ noun a ~d state.

Derivatives

~d adjective

~r noun

muddling adjective

muddlingly adverb

muddly adjective

Origin

ME (in the sense 'wallow in mud'): perh. from MDu. moddelen , frequentative of modden 'dabble in mud'; cf. mud .

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