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verb · transitive · rare

fuddle

fuddle · fuddles · fuddled · fuddling

trinken, saufen, sich betrinken, betütern

To confuse or befuddleTo confuse or befuddle.

/ˈfʌdəl/

Meaning

3 senses

(transitive)To confuse or befuddle.
(transitive)To intoxicate.
trinken, saufen, sich betrinken
(intransitive)To become intoxicated; to get drunk.

More definitions

make stupid with alcohol
consume alcohol
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

Translations

1 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 1

intoxicate:

Origin

Compare Dutch vod (“soft”), German dialect fuddeln (“to swindle”).

Compare Dutch vod (“soft”), German dialect fuddeln (“to swindle”).

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Forms

fuddles, fuddling, fuddled, fuddled

Base form	fuddle · to fuddle
3rd person singular	fuddles
Present participle	fuddling
Past simple	fuddled
Past participle	fuddled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	fuddle
he, she, it	fuddles

Past simpleLesson

all persons

fuddled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have fuddled
he, she, it	has fuddled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will fuddle

Synonyms

10 synonyms

Close in meaning

make stupid with alcohol:befuddle
consume alcohol:hit the bottle drink booze
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly:confuse throw fox befuddle bedevil confound discombobulate

Word family

7 related words

Derivedfuddlement fuddlesome fuddle-duddle fuddlecap fuddler fuddling fuddling cup

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

fuckhole fucking fudge fuelB1

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