muddle

1. To mix together, to mix up; to confuse.

   Young children tend to muddle their words.

   verwirren

   перепу́татьperepútatʹ, спу́татьspútatʹ

   mix up or confuse

2. To mash slightly for use in a cocktail.

   He muddled the mint sprigs in the bottom of the glass.

3. To dabble in mud.

   c. 1721-1722, Jonathan Swift, The Progress of Marriage Young ducklings foster'd by a hen; But, when let out, they run and muddle

4. To make turbid or muddy.

   make into a puddle

5. To think and act in a confused, aimless way.

6. To cloud or stupefy; to render stupid with liquor; to intoxicate partially.

7. To waste or misuse, as one does who is stupid or intoxicated.

1. I'm in the middle of a muddle.

   deIch sitze ganz schön in der Patsche.

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2. You'll have to muddle through on your own.

   deDa wirst du dich irgendwie allein durchschlagen müssen.

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3. Tom was in a real muddle over his holiday plans.

   deTom war wegen seiner Urlaubsplanungen ganz durcheinander.

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4. His English has a murky, muddled sound to it, don't you think?

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5. Alcohol muddled part of the man's brain that usually handles inhibitory actions.

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regular · Lesson

• muddle upTo confuse (one or more objects with another object or other objects)
• muddle onSynonym of muddle along.
• muddle throughTo succeed (often clumsily) despite being ill-equipped or inadequately trained.
• muddle alongTo live or work in an unorganized and unplanned way.