Muddle Definition
mŭdl
muddled, muddles, muddling
verb
muddled, muddles, muddling
To mix up in a confused manner; jumble; bungle.
Webster's New World
To mix together, especially confusedly.
The various flavors are muddled in this recipe.
American Heritage
To mix or stir (a drink, etc.)
Webster's New World
To put into a state of confusion; confuse.
Emotional rhetoric will only muddle the debate on the issue.
American Heritage
To act or think in a confused way.
Webster's New World
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noun
muddles
A confused or disordered condition; mess, jumble, etc.
Webster's New World
Mental confusion.
Webster's New World
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idiom
muddle through
- to manage to succeed in spite of apparent blunders or confusion
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Muddle
Origin of Muddle
Possibly from obsolete Dutch moddelen to make water muddy from Middle Dutch frequentative of modden to make muddy from modde mud
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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