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muddle
[muhd-l]
verb (used with object)
to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
Synonyms: , , , , , , , , , ,to cause to become mentally confused.
to cause to become confused or stupid with or as if with an intoxicating drink.
to make muddy or turbid, as water.
to mix, crush, or mash (an ingredient) into a drink, especially with a muddler.
to mix or stir (a cocktail, chocolate, etc.).
Ceramics.to smooth (clay) by rubbing it on glass.
verb (used without object)
to behave, proceed, or think in a confused or aimless fashion or with an air of improvisation.
Some people just muddle along, waiting for their big break.
noun
the state or condition of being muddled, especially a confused mental state.
a confused, disordered, or embarrassing condition; mess.
Antonyms:
verb phrase
to achieve a certain degree of success but without much skill, polish, experience, or direction.
None of us knew much about staging a variety show, so we just had to muddle through.
muddle
/ ˈʌə /
verb
(often foll by up) to mix up (objects, items, etc); jumble
to confuse
to make (water) muddy or turbulent
to mix or stir (alcoholic drinks, etc)
noun
a state of physical or mental confusion
Other Word Forms
- muddledness noun
- muddlement noun
- muddlingly adverb
- premuddle noun
- ˈܻԲ adjective
- ˈܻԲly adverb
- ˈܻ adjective
- ˈܻness noun
- ˈܻ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of muddle1
Example Sentences
"There is a real risk our debt becomes unsustainable this Parliament, unless we make tough choices about what the state does. We can't keep on muddling through."
"The only explanation that made sense was that both babies got muddled up in hospital."
Instead, it simply muddles the everyman point of the film.
His comments about former President Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis were muddled, angry and accusatory, including references to “auto pens” and cognitive tests.
That claim emerges from a larger framework of forcefully articulated conservative ideas about the economy, which are wrong but can’t be effectively opposed by muddled progressive reasoning.
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