Main Entry:

¹mud·dle

Pronunciation:

\ˈmə-d^əl\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

mud·dled; mud·dling \ˈməd-liŋ, ˈmə-d^əl-iŋ\

Etymology:

probably from obsolete Dutch moddelen, from Middle Dutch, from modde mud; akin to Middle Low German mudde

Date:

1676

transitive verb 1 : to make turbid or muddy 2 : to befog or stupefy especially with liquor 3 : to mix confusedly 4 : to make a mess of : bungle intransitive verb : to think or act in a confused aimless way

— mud·dler \ˈməd-lər, ˈmə-d^əl-ər\ noun