muddle

English

/ˈmʌdəl/

verb

Definitions

To mix together, to mix up; to confuse.
To mash slightly for use in a cocktail.
To dabble in mud.
To make turbid or muddy.
To think and act in a confused, aimless way.
To cloud or stupefy; to render stupid with liquor; to intoxicate partially.
To waste or misuse, as one does who is stupid or intoxicated.

Etymology

Derived from Middle Dutch moddelen (make muddy).

Origin

Middle Dutch

moddelen

Gloss

make muddy

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

bemuddle English
brained English
head English
headed English
muddle-headed English
muddlebrained English
muddledom English
muddlehead English
muddleheaded English
muddleheadedly English
muddleheadedness English
muddler English
muddlesome English
muddliness English
muddly English
remuddle English
unmuddle English
modder Dutch, Flemish
modderbank Dutch, Flemish
modderfiguur Dutch, Flemish
moddergevecht Dutch, Flemish
modderlawine Dutch, Flemish
modderstroom Dutch, Flemish
moddervet Dutch, Flemish
moddelen Middle Dutch
modder Middle Dutch