fuddle

fud·dle

F0350300 (fŭd′l)v. fud·dled, fud·dling, fud·dles v.tr.1. To put into a state of confusion. See Synonyms at befuddle.2. To make drunk; intoxicate.v.intr. To drink; tipple.n. A state of confusion or intoxication.

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fuddle

(ˈfʌdəl) vb1. (tr; often passive) to cause to be confused or intoxicated2. (intr) to drink excessively; tipplena muddled or confused state[C16: of unknown origin]

fud•dle

(ˈfʌd l)

v. -dled, -dling,
n. v.t. 1. to muddle or confuse. 2. to make drunk; intoxicate. v.i. 3. to tipple. n. 4. a confused state; muddle; jumble. [1580–90; orig. uncertain]

fuddle

Past participle: fuddled
Gerund: fuddling

Imperative
fuddle
fuddle

Present
I fuddle
you fuddle
he/she/it fuddles
we fuddle
you fuddle
they fuddle

Preterite
I fuddled
you fuddled
he/she/it fuddled
we fuddled
you fuddled
they fuddled

Present Continuous
I am fuddling
you are fuddling
he/she/it is fuddling
we are fuddling
you are fuddling
they are fuddling

Present Perfect
I have fuddled
you have fuddled
he/she/it has fuddled
we have fuddled
you have fuddled
they have fuddled

Past Continuous
I was fuddling
you were fuddling
he/she/it was fuddling
we were fuddling
you were fuddling
they were fuddling

Past Perfect
I had fuddled
you had fuddled
he/she/it had fuddled
we had fuddled
you had fuddled
they had fuddled

Future
I will fuddle
you will fuddle
he/she/it will fuddle
we will fuddle
you will fuddle
they will fuddle

Future Perfect
I will have fuddled
you will have fuddled
he/she/it will have fuddled
we will have fuddled
you will have fuddled
they will have fuddled

Future Continuous
I will be fuddling
you will be fuddling
he/she/it will be fuddling
we will be fuddling
you will be fuddling
they will be fuddling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been fuddling
you have been fuddling
he/she/it has been fuddling
we have been fuddling
you have been fuddling
they have been fuddling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been fuddling
you will have been fuddling
he/she/it will have been fuddling
we will have been fuddling
you will have been fuddling
they will have been fuddling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been fuddling
you had been fuddling
he/she/it had been fuddling
we had been fuddling
you had been fuddling
they had been fuddling

Conditional
I would fuddle
you would fuddle
he/she/it would fuddle
we would fuddle
you would fuddle
they would fuddle

Past Conditional
I would have fuddled
you would have fuddled
he/she/it would have fuddled
we would have fuddled
you would have fuddled
they would have fuddled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fuddle - a confused multitude of things clutter, jumble, mare's nest, muddle, smother, welterdisorderliness, disorder - a condition in which things are not in their expected places; "the files are in complete disorder"rummage - a jumble of things to be given away
Verb	1.	fuddle - make stupid with alcohol befuddleinebriate, intoxicate, soak - make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
	2.	fuddle - consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"booze, drinkingest, consume, have, take in, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"tank - consume excessive amounts of alcoholport - drink port; "We were porting all in the club after dinner"claret - drink claret; "They were clareting until well past midnight"bar hop, pub-crawl - go from one pub to the next and get progressively more drunk; "he pub-crawled around Birmingham"bib, tipple - drink moderately but regularly; "We tippled the cognac"tope, drink - drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; "The husband drinks and beats his wife"hit it up, inebriate, souse, soak - become drunk or drink excessivelywine - drink winehold, carry - drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry"
	3.	fuddle - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, bedevil, throwdemoralize - confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office"bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, baffle, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, stupefy, amaze, gravel, vex, pose, stick, beat, get - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"disconcert, flurry, confuse, put off - cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"disorient, disorientate - cause to be lost or disorientedbe - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

fuddle

verb1. To cause to be unclear in mind or intent:addle, befuddle, bewilder, confound, confuse, discombobulate, dizzy, jumble, mix up, muddle, mystify, perplex, puzzle.Informal: throw.Idiom: make one's head reel.2. To muddle or stupefy with or as if with alcoholic drink:befuddle, besot.

Translations

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