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Definition of Fuddle
1. Noun. A confused multitude of things.
Generic synonyms: Disorder, Disorderliness
Specialized synonyms: Rummage
Derivative terms: Clutter, Jumble, Jumble, Jumble, Muddle
2. Verb. Make stupid with alcohol.
3. Verb. Consume alcohol. "They fuddle "; "We were up drinking all night"
Generic synonyms: Consume, Have, Ingest, Take, Take In
Specialized synonyms: Tank, Port, Claret, Bar Hop, Pub-crawl, Bib, Tipple, Hit It Up, Inebriate, Soak, Souse, Wine, Carry, Hold
Related verbs: Drink, Tope
Derivative terms: Booze, Boozer, Drink, Drinker, Drinking
4. Verb. Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly. "The performance is likely to fuddle Sue"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
Specialized synonyms: Demoralize, Amaze, Baffle, Beat, Bewilder, Dumbfound, Flummox, Get, Gravel, Mystify, Nonplus, Perplex, Pose, Puzzle, Stick, Stupefy, Vex, Disorient, Disorientate
Related verbs: Confuse, Disconcert, Flurry, Put Off
Generic synonyms: Be
Derivative terms: Befuddlement, Confusion, Discombobulation
Definition of Fuddle
1. v. t. To make foolish by drink; to cause to become intoxicated.
2. v. i. To drink to excess.
Definition of Fuddle
1. Verb. To confuse or befuddle ¹
2. Verb. To intoxicate ¹
3. Noun. intoxication ¹
4. Noun. muddle, confusion ¹
5. Noun. (UK dialect Derbyshire Nottinghamshire Bedfordshire) A party or picnic where attendees bring food and wine; a kind of potluck. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fuddle
1. to confuse [v -DLED, -DLING, -DLES] - See also: confuse
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fuddle
Literary usage of Fuddle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1872)
"See fuddle. G Gab.—Gabble. Gabble represents a loud importunate chattering, as
the cry of geese, rapid inarticulate talking. Among the builders ; each to ..."
2. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"fuddle (l), a small dirty pool. (E.) ME podel. Dimin., with E. suffix -el, of AS
pudd, a ditch, a furrow (Toller). puddle (2), to make thick or muddy. ..."
3. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1901)
"... went crosse the water, To tli' ord'nary to find his mouth worke; Where lit-
intends to fuddle's nose This fortnight yet. under the rose. ..."
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