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muddle

[ muhd-l ]

verb (used with object)

muddled, muddling.
  1. to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , , , , ,

  2. to cause to become mentally confused.
  3. to cause to become confused or stupid with or as if with an intoxicating drink.
  4. to make muddy or turbid, as water.
    1. to mix, crush, or mash (an ingredient) into a drink, especially with a muddler.
    2. to mix or stir (a cocktail, chocolate, etc.).
  5. Ceramics. to smooth (clay) by rubbing it on glass.


verb (used without object)

muddled, muddling.
  1. 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

  1. the state or condition of being muddled, especially a confused mental state.
  2. a confused, disordered, or embarrassing condition; mess.

    Antonyms:

verb phrase

  1. 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

/ 藞尘蕦诲蓹濒 /

verb

  1. often foll by up to mix up (objects, items, etc); jumble
  2. to confuse
  3. to make (water) muddy or turbulent
  4. to mix or stir (alcoholic drinks, etc)
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a state of physical or mental confusion
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞尘耻诲诲濒颈苍驳, adjectivenoun
  • 藞尘耻诲诲濒颈苍驳ly, adverb
  • 藞尘耻诲诲濒别诲, adjective
  • 藞尘耻诲诲濒别诲ness, noun
  • 藞尘耻诲诲濒测, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 尘耻诲路诲濒别诲路苍别蝉蝉 尘耻诲路诲濒别路尘别苍迟 noun
  • 尘耻诲路诲濒颈苍驳路濒测 adverb
  • 辫谤别路尘耻诲路诲濒别 noun verb (used with object) premuddled premuddling
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of muddle1

First recorded in 1540鈥50; mud + -le; cognate with Middle Dutch moddelen 鈥渢o muddy鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of muddle1

C16: perhaps from Middle Dutch moddelen to make muddy
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Too often, the desire to unnerve audiences takes priority, resulting in the metaphor being muddled between jump scares and gore.

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Thursday's developments muddled the timeline for any potential decision on the brothers' fate.

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The directors鈥 statements that the film is not political and has no messaging other than realism are further muddled by the final two frames.

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鈥淚t鈥檚 all really muddled in chaos, which is sort of the point,鈥 one Forest Service employee told ProPublica.

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He said Trump's new raft of tariffs that were due to begin on Wednesday could be economically catastrophic, and that the messaging behind them had been muddled.

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