be|fud´dle|ment — be|fud|dle «bih FUHD uhl», transitive verb, dled, dling. 1. to stupefy; confuse; muddle: »I was befuddled and lost my way in the confusion. 2. to make stupid with alcoholic drink. –be|fud´dle|ment, noun … Useful english dictionary
be|fud|dle — «bih FUHD uhl», transitive verb, dled, dling. 1. to stupefy; confuse; muddle: »I was befuddled and lost my way in the confusion. 2. to make stupid with alcoholic drink. –be|fud´dle|ment, noun … Useful english dictionary
fud — fud; fud·dler; fud·dle; be·fud·dle·ment; … English syllables
fud´dler — fud|dle «FUHD uhl», verb, dled, dling, noun. Informal. –v.t. 1. to make stupid with drink; intoxicate: »The inhabitants…get fuddled with mint julep and apple toddy (Washington Irving). 2. to confuse; muddle; stupefy: »He once fuddled a group of… … Useful english dictionary
dle — ad·dle·pate; ai·dle; bea·dle; bea·dle·dom; bin·dle; bri·dle·less; brin·dle; bud·dle·ia; ca·boo·dle; can·dle·mas; ca·noo·dle; con·did·dle; crud·dle; cru·dle; cud·dle·some; did·dle·dees; doo·dle·sack; drid·dle; fad·dle; far·dle; fer·ri·did·dle;… … English syllables
fuddle — fud·dle … English syllables
fuddle — fud|dle [ˈfʌdl] v [T] BrE informal [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from Low German fudeln to work carelessly as if drunk ] if something, especially alcohol or drugs, fuddles you or your mind, it makes you unable to think clearly >fuddled adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
fuddle — fud•dle [[t]ˈfʌd l[/t]] v. dled, dling, n. 1) to muddle or confuse 2) to make drunk; intoxicate 3) to tipple 4) a confused state; muddle; jumble • Etymology: 1580–90; orig. uncert … From formal English to slang
befuddle — be•fud•dle [[t]bɪˈfʌd l[/t]] v. t. dled, dling. 1) to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments 2) to make muddled or stupidly drunk • Etymology: 1885–90; be +fuddle be•fud′dle•ment, n … From formal English to slang
Befuddle — Be*fud dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Befuddled}] To becloud and confuse, as with liquor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
