fuddle

fud·dle

verb \ˈfə-d^əl\

fud·dledfud·dling \ˈfəd-liŋ, ˈfə-d^əl-iŋ\

Definition of FUDDLE

intransitive verb

: booze, tipple

transitive verb

1

: to make drunk : intoxicate

2

: to make confused : muddle <corridors, archways, recesses … combined to fuddle any sense of direction — Elizabeth Bowen>

Examples of FUDDLE

1. <the hotel staff is completely fuddled by the guest's request for a dozen pillows>

Origin of FUDDLE

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1588

Related to FUDDLE

Synonyms

addle, baffle, bamboozle, beat, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, buffalo, confound, discombobulate, disorient, flummox, fox, confuse, get, gravel, maze, muddle, muddy, mystify, perplex, pose, puzzle, vex

Related Words

stick, stump, weird out; abash, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle; agitate, bother, chagrin, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturb, perturb, stun, unhinge, unsettle, upset; beguile, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fool, gull, hoax, hoodwink, humbug, misguide, mislead, snow, string along, take in, trick

Near Antonyms

assure, reassure, satisfy; enlighten, inform

Rhymes with FUDDLE

cuddle, huddle, muddle, puddle, ruddle