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单词 muddle
释义

Origin of muddle

1540–50; mud + -le; cognate with Middle Dutch moddelen to muddy

SYNONYMS FOR muddle

1 confuse, botch, bungle, spoil.
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OTHER WORDS FROM muddle

mud·dled·ness, mud·dle·ment, nounmud·dling·ly, adverbpre·mud·dle, noun, verb (used with object), pre·mud·dled, pre·mud·dling.un·mud·dled, adjective

Words nearby muddle

mudcat, mud crab, mud crack, mud dauber, mudder, muddle, muddle along, muddlehead, muddleheaded, muddler, muddle through
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British Dictionary definitions for muddle

muddle
/ (ˈmʌdəl) /

verb (tr)

(often foll by up) to mix up (objects, items, etc); jumble
to confuse
to make (water) muddy or turbulent
US to mix or stir (alcoholic drinks, etc)

noun

a state of physical or mental confusion

Derived forms of muddle

Word Origin for muddle

C16: perhaps from Middle Dutch moddelen to make muddy
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