Main Entry: fud·dle

Pronunciation: \ˈfə-d^əl\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): fud·dled; fud·dling \ˈfəd-liŋ, ˈfə-d^əl-iŋ\

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1588

intransitive verb : booze, tippletransitive verb 1 : to make drunk : intoxicate
2 : to make confused : muddle <corridors, archways, recesses…combined to fuddle any sense of direction — Elizabeth Bowen>