muddle
noun
1. a confused multitude of things
Similar word(s): clutter, fuddle, jumble, smother, welter
Definition categories: state, disorder, disorderliness
2. informal terms for a difficult situation
- he made a muddle of his marriage
Similar word(s): fix, hole, jam, mess, pickle
Definition categories: state, difficulty
Sentences with muddle as a noun:
- The muddle of nervous speech he uttered did not have much meaning.
verb
1. make into a puddle
Similar word(s): puddle
Definition categories: contact, rile, roil
2. mix up or confuse
- He muddled the issues
Similar word(s): addle, puddle
Definition categories: cognition, confuse, jumble
Sentences with muddle as a verb:
- He muddled the mint sprigs in the bottom of the glass.