What does fuddle mean?
Definitions for fuddle
ˈfʌd lfud·dle
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Princeton's WordNet
clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smotherverb
a confused multitude of things
befuddle, fuddleverb
make stupid with alcohol
drink, booze, fuddleverb
consume alcohol
"We were up drinking all night"
confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulateverb
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
"These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
Wiktionary
fuddlenoun
intoxication
fuddlenoun
muddle, confusion
fuddlenoun
A party or picnic where attendees bring food and wine; a kind of potluck.
fuddleverb
To confuse or befuddle
fuddleverb
To intoxicate
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Fuddleverb
To make drunk.
Etymology: Of unknown etymology.
Earnest brimming bowls
Leave every soul the table floating round,
And pavement faithless to the fuddled feet. James Thomson, Autumn.To Fuddleverb
To drink to excess.
Men, we see, will be whoring and fuddling on still. Roger L'Estrange.
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fuddle
Fuddle is a verb that generally means to confuse, perplex, or befuddle. It can also mean to drink alcohol to the point of impairment, or to make drunk or intoxicated. As a noun, it refers to a state of confusion or intoxication.
Webster Dictionary
Fuddleverb
to make foolish by drink; to cause to become intoxicated
Fuddleverb
to drink to excess
Etymology: [Perh. formed as a kind of dim. of full. Cf. Fuzzle.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Fuddle
fud′l, v.t. to stupefy with drink.—v.i. to drink to excess or habitually:—pr.p. fudd′ling; pa.p. fudd′led.—n. intoxicating drink.—ns. Fudd′le-cap, a hard drinker; Fudd′ler, a drunkard.—adj. Fudd′ling, tippling. [Cf. Dut. vod, soft, Ger. prov. fuddeln, to swindle.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fuddle in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fuddle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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- обърквам, пиянство, напивам, напиване, объркванеBulgarian
- emborracharseSpanish
- fuddlePortuguese
- возитьсяRussian
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