fuddle
to muddle or confuse: a jumble of sounds to fuddle the senses.
to make drunk; intoxicate.
to tipple.
a confused state; muddle; jumble.
Origin of fuddle
1Other words from fuddle
- un·fud·dled, adjective
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How to use fuddle in a sentence
Because he eats tallow candles and is happy when he can fuddle himself on bad liquor.
Violence and the Labor Movement | Robert HunterHe could but compose the sort of thing the court wanted of him, and in order to that, had to fuddle his brains first, poor fellow!
Thomas Wingfold, Curate | George MacDonaldHamla Ombashi is a corporal of the transport service, and "fuddle" is to sit down.
Khartoum Campaign, 1898 | Bennet BurleighThee-ing and thou-ing till it is enough to fuddle a sober man's wits.
The Great Quest | Charles Boardman HawesThe horrid creatures are going to fuddle at the tea-garden, and get tipsy like their masters.
The Virginians | William Makepeace Thackeray
British Dictionary definitions for fuddle
/ (ˈfʌdəl) /
(tr; often passive) to cause to be confused or intoxicated
(intr) to drink excessively; tipple
a muddled or confused state
Origin of fuddle
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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