fuddle
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fud·dle
(fŭd′l)v. fud·dled, fud·dling, fud·dles
v.tr.
1. To put into a state of confusion. See Synonyms at befuddle.
2. To make drunk; intoxicate.
v.intr.
To drink; tipple.
n.
A state of confusion or intoxication.
[Origin unknown.]
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fuddle
(ˈfʌdəl)vb
1. (tr; often passive) to cause to be confused or intoxicated
2. (intr) to drink excessively; tipple
n
a muddled or confused state
[C16: of unknown origin]
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fud•dle
(ˈfʌd l)v. -dled, -dling,
n. v.t.
1. to muddle or confuse.
2. to make drunk; intoxicate.
v.i. 3. to tipple.
n. 4. a confused state; muddle; jumble.
[1580–90; orig. uncertain]
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fuddle
Past participle: fuddled
Gerund: fuddling
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| Noun | 1. |  fuddle - a confused multitude of things disorderliness, disorder - a condition in which things are not in their expected places; "the files are in complete disorder" rummage - a jumble of things to be given away |
| Verb | 1. |  fuddle - make stupid with alcohol |
| 2. | fuddle - consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night" ingest, consume, have, take in, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" tank - consume excessive amounts of alcohol port - drink port; "We were porting all in the club after dinner" claret - drink claret; "They were clareting until well past midnight" bar hop, pub-crawl - go from one pub to the next and get progressively more drunk; "he pub-crawled around Birmingham" tope, drink - drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; "The husband drinks and beats his wife" wine - drink wine | |
| 3. |  fuddle - 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"demoralize - confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office" bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, baffle, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, stupefy, amaze, gravel, vex, pose, stick, beat, get - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" disconcert, flurry, confuse, put off - cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" disorient, disorientate - cause to be lost or disoriented be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
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