MUDDLE

vi to dabble in mud.

2. muddle ·vt to make turbid, or muddy, as water.

3. muddle ·vi to think and act in a confused, aimless way.

4. muddle ·vt to waste or misuse, as one does who is stupid or intoxicated.

5. muddle ·vt to cloud or stupefy; to render stupid with liquor; to intoxicate partially.

6. muddle ·noun a state of being turbid or confused; hence, intellectual cloudiness or dullness.

7. muddle ·vt to mix confusedly; to confuse; to make a mess of; as, to muddle matters; also, to perplex; to mystify.