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muddle definition

mud·dle (mud′'l)

transitive verb muddled -·dled, muddling -·dling

  1. to mix up in a confused manner; jumble; bungle
  2. to mix or stir (a drink, etc.)
  3. to make (water, etc.) turbid
  4. to confuse mentally; befuddle, as with alcoholic liquor
  5. to confuse (the brain, mind, etc.); befog

Etymology: < mud + -le

intransitive verb

to act or think in a confused way

noun

  1. a confused or disordered condition; mess, jumble, etc.
  2. mental confusion
muddle Idioms

muddle through

Chiefly Brit. to manage to succeed in spite of apparent blunders or confusion

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