n.
Pronunciation: ' f ə -d ə l
Function: verb
Inflected Form: fud · dled ; fud · dling \ ' f ə d-li ŋ , ' f ə -d ə l-i ŋ \
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1588
intransitive verb : BOOZE , TIPPLE
transitive verb
1 : to make drunk : INTOXICATE
2 : to make confused : MUDDLE <corridors, archways, recesses ⋯ combined to fuddle any sense of direction ― Elizabeth Bowen>