Definition of muddle Muddle

/mʌˈdʌl/ - [mudul] - mud•dle

We found 13 definitions of muddle from 4 different sources.

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What does muddle mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

muddles, muddling, muddled  

muddle - make into a puddle; "puddled mire"
  puddle
  rile, roil make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
muddle - mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues"
  addle, puddle
  mix up, jumble, confuse assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • muddle (v. t.)
    To make turbid, or muddy, as water.
  • muddle (v. t.)
    To cloud or stupefy; to render stupid with liquor; to intoxicate partially.
  • muddle (v. t.)
    To waste or misuse, as one does who is stupid or intoxicated.
  • muddle (v. t.)
    To mix confusedly; to confuse; to make a mess of; as, to muddle matters; also, to perplex; to mystify.
  • muddle (v. i.)
    To dabble in mud.
  • muddle (v. i.)
    To think and act in a confused, aimless way.
  • muddle (n.)
    A state of being turbid or confused; hence, intellectual cloudiness or dullness.

Part of speech

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  • muddle, verb, present, 1st person singular of muddle (infinitive).
  • muddle, verb (infinitive).
  • muddle, noun, singular of muddles.

Pronunciation

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Sign Language

muddle in sign language
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