FUDDLE


Meaning of FUDDLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfə-d ə l ]

verb

( fud·dled ; fud·dling ˈfəd-liŋ, ˈfə-d ə l-iŋ)

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.