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fuddle

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fud·dle  (fdl)
v. fud·dled, fud·dling, fud·dles
v.tr.
1. To put into a state of confusion; befuddle. See Synonyms at confuse.
2. To make drunk; intoxicate.
v.intr.
To drink; tipple.
n.
A state of confusion or intoxication.

[Origin unknown.]

fuddle [ˈfʌdəl]
vb
1. (tr; often passive) to cause to be confused or intoxicated
2. (intr) to drink excessively; tipple
n
a muddled or confused state
[of unknown origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fuddlefuddle - a confused multitude of things      
disorderliness, disorder - a condition in which things are not in their expected places; "the files are in complete disorder"
rummage - a jumble of things to be given away
Verb1.fuddle - make stupid with alcohol
inebriate, intoxicate, soak - make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
2.fuddle - consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"
ingest, consume, have, take in, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
tank - consume excessive amounts of alcohol
port - drink port; "We were porting all in the club after dinner"
claret - drink claret; "They were clareting until well past midnight"
bar hop, pub-crawl - go from one pub to the next and get progressively more drunk; "he pub-crawled around Birmingham"
bib, tipple - drink moderately but regularly; "We tippled the cognac"
tope, drink - drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; "The husband drinks and beats his wife"
hit it up, inebriate, souse, soak - become drunk or drink excessively
wine - drink wine
hold, carry - drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry"
3.fuddle - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
demoralize - confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office"
bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, baffle, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, stupefy, amaze, gravel, vex, pose, stick, beat, get - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
disconcert, flurry, confuse, put off - cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"
disorient, disorientate - cause to be lost or disoriented
be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"


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"If I could find the mouth," she said, "this Fuddle might be able to talk, and tell us what to do next.
The soldiers smoke, guzzle, and get drunk; they are gentle as lambs if you only give them brandy or Moselle, but scholars, and drink, smoke, and fuddle -- ah, yes, that's altogether different.
She caused their drink to fuddle them, and made them drop their cups from their hands, so that instead of sitting over their wine, they went back into the town to sleep, with their eyes heavy and full of drowsiness.
 
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