muddle
muddle definition
mud·dle (mud′'l)
transitive verb muddled -·dled, muddling -·dling
- to mix up in a confused manner; jumble; bungle
- to mix or stir (a drink, etc.)
- to make (water, etc.) turbid
- to confuse mentally; befuddle, as with alcoholic liquor
- to confuse (the brain, mind, etc.); befog
intransitive verb
to act or think in a confused way
noun
- a confused or disordered condition; mess, jumble, etc.
- mental confusion
muddle Idioms
muddle through
Chiefly Brit. to manage to succeed in spite of apparent blunders or confusion
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