Definitions
1.VerbTo mix together, to mix up; to confuse."Young children tend to muddle their words."
2.VerbTo mash slightly for use in a cocktail."He muddled the mint sprigs in the bottom of the glass."
3.VerbTo dabble in mud.
4.VerbTo make turbid or muddy.
5.VerbTo think and act in a confused, aimless way.
6.VerbTo cloud or stupefy; to render stupid with liquor; to intoxicate partially.
7.VerbTo waste or misuse, as one does who is stupid or intoxicated.
8.NounA mixture; a confusion; a garble."The muddle of nervous speech he uttered did not have much meaning."
9.NounA mixture of crushed ingredients, as prepared with a muddler.
10.NounA muddy mess.
11.NounA servant's attendant; underservant.