Definitions for fuddleˈfʌd l

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

fud•dleˈfʌd l(v.; n.)-dled, -dling

  1. (v.t.)to muddle or confuse.

  2. to make drunk; intoxicate.

  3. (v.i.)to tipple.

  4. (n.)a confused state; muddle; jumble.

Origin of fuddle:

1580–90; orig. uncert.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother(verb)

    a confused multitude of things

  2. befuddle, fuddle(verb)

    make stupid with alcohol

  3. drink, booze, fuddle(verb)

    consume alcohol

    "We were up drinking all night"

  4. confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate(verb)

    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

  1. fuddle(Noun)

    intoxication

  2. fuddle(Noun)

    muddle, confusion

  3. fuddle(Noun)

    A party or picnic where attendees bring food and wine; a kind of potluck.

  4. fuddle(Verb)

    To confuse or befuddle

  5. fuddle(Verb)

    To intoxicate

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fuddle(verb)

    to make foolish by drink; to cause to become intoxicated

  2. Fuddle(verb)

    to drink to excess


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