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muddle

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1. muddle - Noun

2. muddle - Verb

Meaning

To make turbid, or muddy, as water.

To cloud or stupefy; to render stupid with liquor; to intoxicate partially.

To waste or misuse, as one does who is stupid or intoxicated.

To mix confusedly; to confuse; to make a mess of; as, to muddle matters; also, to perplex; to mystify.

A state of being turbid or confused; hence, intellectual cloudiness or dullness.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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He muddled the issues Source: Internet

he got into a terrible fix Source: Internet

he made a muddle of his marriage Source: Internet

puddled mire Source: Internet

A simple way to upgrade your cocktails for summer is to muddle fruit and herbs and add a light mixer. Source: Internet

Although not every cocktail needs a vigorous shake (the old fashioned likes a good stir, while mojitos prefer a muddle) a wide range, from the classic daiquiri to the more modern picante, simply cannot be made without one. Source: Internet

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