n.
Pronunciation: ' m ə -d ə l
Function: verb
Inflected Form: mud · dled ; mud · dling \ ' m ə d-li ŋ , ' m ə -d ə l-i ŋ \
Etymology: probably from obsolete Dutch moddelen, from Middle Dutch, from modde mud; akin to Middle Low German mudde
Date: 1676
transitive verb
1 : to make turbid or muddy
2 : to befog or stupefy especially with liquor
3 : to mix confusedly
4 : to make a mess of : BUNGLE
intransitive verb : to think or act in a confused aimless way
– mud · dler \ ' m ə d-l ə r, ' m ə -d ə l- ə r \ noun