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muddle
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
muddles; muddled; muddling
muddles; muddled; muddling
Learner's definition of MUDDLE
[+ object]
1
: to cause confusion in (someone or someone's mind)使糊涂；使迷惑— often used as (be) muddled常用作(be) muddled
- a mind muddled by too much advice被太多忠告弄糊涂了的大脑
2
: to mix up (something) in a confused way混淆；分不清
- muddle the household accounts把家庭账目弄乱
- I always get their names muddled (up) [=mixed up] in my mind.我脑子里总是分不清他们的名字。
muddle along
[phrasal verb] informal : to think, act, or proceed in a confused way or without a plan糊里糊涂地过日子；得过且过
- She muddled along for a few years before going to college.上大学前的几年，她过得糊里糊涂。
muddle through
[phrasal verb] informal : to do something without doing it very well or easily应付过去；对付过去
- I had a hard time with the class, but somehow I muddled through. [=got by]那门课我学得很吃力，但不管怎样我应付过去了。
- We won't have much money but we'll muddle through [=manage] somehow.我们钱不会多，但是不管怎么样都会应付过去。
— muddled
adjective [more muddled; most muddled]- a muddled story令人困惑的报道
- The instructions were so muddled [=confused, confusing] that we couldn't follow them.这份说明书十分费解，我们无法照着操作。
2 muddle /ˈmʌdl̟/ noun
2 muddle
/ˈmʌdl̟/
noun
Learner's definition of MUDDLE
[singular]
1
a : a state of confusion or disorder混乱；杂乱
- Her thoughts were in a muddle. [=she was very confused]她的思绪很混乱。
- His papers were in a muddle.他的文件乱七八糟的。
- (chiefly Brit) They got in/into a muddle over the train schedule.他们被火车时刻表弄糊涂了。
b : a situation or mistake caused by confusion（局面）混乱，出错
- There's been a bit of a muddle [=mix-up] about the plan.那个计划有些混乱。
2
: a confused mess糊涂；乱七八糟 : a disordered mixture杂乱的物品
- His mind was a muddle.他心里乱糟糟的。
- a muddle of documents一堆杂乱的文件
muddled; muddling ˈməd-liŋ 
ˈmə-dᵊl-iŋ
Synonyms
Verb
- addle
- baffle
- bamboozle
- beat
- befog
- befuddle
- bemuse
- bewilder
- buffalo
- confound
- confuse
- discombobulate
- disorient
- flummox
- fox
- fuddle
- get
- gravel
- maze
- muddy
- mystify
- perplex
- pose
- puzzle
- vex
Noun
- chance-medley
- chaos
- confusion
- disarrangement
- disarray
- dishevelment
- disorder
- disorderedness
- disorderliness
- disorganization
- free-for-all
- havoc
- heck
- hell
- jumble
- mare's nest
- mess
- messiness
- misorder
- muss
- shambles
- snake pit
- tumble
- welter
Example Sentences
Verb a car shopper thoroughly muddled by too much well-meaning advice some mischievous brat had muddled the household accounts Noun His papers were in a muddle. His mind was a muddle.
Recent Examples on the Web
Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 1 Sep. 2022 TikToks has demonstrated that parasocial relationships — one-sided emotional investments in public figures — can muddle appropriate boundaries online. Morgan Sung, NBC News, 26 Aug. 2022 Lightly muddle the coffee beans (crack beans only, do not grind), then stir the muddled beans with rum over ice. Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 The ultimate hands-on drink station—a muddle-your-own mojito bar! Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2022 Gently muddle the mint leaves and cucumber in a copper mug. Gabrielle Nicole Pharms, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 July 2022 In a shaker tin, muddle the strawberry with agave syrup and lemon juice. Gabrielle Nicole Pharms, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 July 2022 One video showing how to muddle these herbs into a drinkable tea has reached more than 250,000 views. Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 7 July 2022 The Democratic Governors Association and Pritzker are also spending ads in the Republican primary trying to muddle things up — and elevate Bailey to make Pritzker’s road to reelection easier. Amber Phillips, Washington Post, 28 June 2022 New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 From this muddle of anger, confusion and regret, though, a movement was born. Dan Barry, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2022 Jablonka’s desire to trace all the world’s hierarchies, injustices, and conflicts back to one prehistoric fit of reproductive jealousy leads to a good deal of muddle as things proceed. Zoë Heller, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 And third, existing ESG ratings are a muddle of data—a pudding without a clear theme. David Meyer, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2022 Since the summer, however—and particularly after the disastrous, though ultimately justified, withdrawal from Afghanistan—Democrats have been stuck in a muddle. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 18 May 2022 The show’s final sequences have been forced into a curious and not entirely persuasive moral; then again, a muddle of things may in the end be the best we mortals can expect. Peter Marks, Washington Post, 11 July 2022 In a cocktail glass, muddle cucumber, 2 rosemary sprigs, simple syrup, and lime juice. Gabrielle Nicole Pharms, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 July 2022 The result is a muddle that should have been limited to an invitation-only workshop. Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2022 See More
Verb
This can cloud a reader’s understanding of a study by overestimating its importance or simply muddle one’s understanding with excess words. Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 1 Sep. 2022 TikToks has demonstrated that parasocial relationships — one-sided emotional investments in public figures — can muddle appropriate boundaries online. Morgan Sung, NBC News, 26 Aug. 2022 Lightly muddle the coffee beans (crack beans only, do not grind), then stir the muddled beans with rum over ice. Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 The ultimate hands-on drink station—a muddle-your-own mojito bar! Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2022 Gently muddle the mint leaves and cucumber in a copper mug. Gabrielle Nicole Pharms, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 July 2022 In a shaker tin, muddle the strawberry with agave syrup and lemon juice. Gabrielle Nicole Pharms, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 July 2022 One video showing how to muddle these herbs into a drinkable tea has reached more than 250,000 views. Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 7 July 2022 The Democratic Governors Association and Pritzker are also spending ads in the Republican primary trying to muddle things up — and elevate Bailey to make Pritzker’s road to reelection easier. Amber Phillips, Washington Post, 28 June 2022 Noun
More on College Sports From Power 5 to Mighty 2: As the Big Ten and the SEC consolidate power, some fear the rest of college sports could become a muddle. New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 From this muddle of anger, confusion and regret, though, a movement was born. Dan Barry, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2022 Jablonka’s desire to trace all the world’s hierarchies, injustices, and conflicts back to one prehistoric fit of reproductive jealousy leads to a good deal of muddle as things proceed. Zoë Heller, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 And third, existing ESG ratings are a muddle of data—a pudding without a clear theme. David Meyer, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2022 Since the summer, however—and particularly after the disastrous, though ultimately justified, withdrawal from Afghanistan—Democrats have been stuck in a muddle. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 18 May 2022 The show’s final sequences have been forced into a curious and not entirely persuasive moral; then again, a muddle of things may in the end be the best we mortals can expect. Peter Marks, Washington Post, 11 July 2022 In a cocktail glass, muddle cucumber, 2 rosemary sprigs, simple syrup, and lime juice. Gabrielle Nicole Pharms, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 July 2022 The result is a muddle that should have been limited to an invitation-only workshop. Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb and Noun
probably from obsolete Dutch moddelen, from Middle Dutch, from modde mud; akin to Middle Low German mudde
First Known Use
Verb
1676, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Noun
1808, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of muddle was in 1676 Phrases Containing muddle
noun
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