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addle
ad·dle A0081600 (ăd′l)v. ad·dled, ad·dling, ad·dles v.tr. To cause (someone) to think unclearly; confuse: "My brain is a bit addled by whiskey" (Eugene O'Neill). See Synonyms at befuddle.v.intr.1. To become confused.2. To become rotten, as an egg.
[From Middle English adel, rotten, from Old English adel, pool of excrement.]addle (ˈædəl) vb1. to make or become confused or muddled2. to make or become rottenadj (in combination) indicating a confused or muddled state: addle-brained; addle-pated. [C18: (vb), back formation from addled, from c13 addle rotten, from Old English adela filth; related to dialect German Addel liquid manure]
addle (ˈædəl) vbdialect Northern English to earn (money or one's living)[C13: addlen, from Old Norse öthlask to gain possession of property, from ōthal property]ad•dle (ˈæd l)
v. -dled, -dling,
adj. v.t., v.i. 1. to make or become confused. 2. to make or become rotten, as eggs. adj. 3. mentally confused; muddled (usu. used in combination): addleheaded. 4. rotten: addle eggs. [before 1000; Middle English adel rotten, Old English adela liquid, filth] addle
Past participle: addled
Gerund: addling
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| I addle | | you addle | | he/she/it addles | | we addle | | you addle | | they addle |
| Preterite |
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| I addled | | you addled | | he/she/it addled | | we addled | | you addled | | they addled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am addling | | you are addling | | he/she/it is addling | | we are addling | | you are addling | | they are addling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have addled | | you have addled | | he/she/it has addled | | we have addled | | you have addled | | they have addled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was addling | | you were addling | | he/she/it was addling | | we were addling | | you were addling | | they were addling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had addled | | you had addled | | he/she/it had addled | | we had addled | | you had addled | | they had addled |
| Future |
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| I will addle | | you will addle | | he/she/it will addle | | we will addle | | you will addle | | they will addle |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have addled | | you will have addled | | he/she/it will have addled | | we will have addled | | you will have addled | | they will have addled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be addling | | you will be addling | | he/she/it will be addling | | we will be addling | | you will be addling | | they will be addling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been addling | | you have been addling | | he/she/it has been addling | | we have been addling | | you have been addling | | they have been addling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been addling | | you will have been addling | | he/she/it will have been addling | | we will have been addling | | you will have been addling | | they will have been addling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been addling | | you had been addling | | he/she/it had been addling | | we had been addling | | you had been addling | | they had been addling |
| Conditional |
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| I would addle | | you would addle | | he/she/it would addle | | we would addle | | you would addle | | they would addle |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have addled | | you would have addled | | he/she/it would have addled | | we would have addled | | you would have addled | | they would have addled |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  addle - mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues"muddle, puddlemix up, jumble, confuse - assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence" | | 2. |  addle - become rotten; "addled eggs" go bad, spoil - become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be eaten before it spoils" |
addleverb1. confuse, bewilder, mix up, muddle, perplex, fluster, stupefy, befuddle, fuddle I suppose the shock had addled his poor brain.2. go off, turn (Brit. informal), spoil, rot, go bad, turn bad The heat had addled the milk and the stink made her retch.addleverbTo cause to be unclear in mind or intent:befuddle, bewilder, confound, confuse, discombobulate, dizzy, fuddle, jumble, mix up, muddle, mystify, perplex, puzzle.Informal: throw.Idiom: make one's head reel.Translationstroublerandare a maleandare in rovinaconfondererovinarsiviziareaddle
Related to addle: adduceSynonyms for addleverb confuseSynonyms- confuse
- bewilder
- mix up
- muddle
- perplex
- fluster
- stupefy
- befuddle
- fuddle
verb go offSynonyms- go off
- turn
- spoil
- rot
- go bad
- turn bad
Synonyms for addleverb to cause to be unclear in mind or intentSynonyms- befuddle
- bewilder
- confound
- confuse
- discombobulate
- dizzy
- fuddle
- jumble
- mix up
- muddle
- mystify
- perplex
- puzzle
- throw
Synonyms for addleverb mix up or confuseSynonymsRelated Wordsverb become rottenRelated Words |