verb, -dled, -dling, noun | 1. | to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble. |
| 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. |
| 5. | to mix or stir (a cocktail, chocolate, etc.). |
| 6. | Ceramics. to smooth (clay) by rubbing it on glass. |
| 7. | 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. |
| 8. | the state or condition of being muddled, esp. a confused mental state. |
| 9. | a confused, disordered, or embarrassing condition; mess. |
| 10. | muddle through, 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. |