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muddle

The correct spelling is muddle.

How to pronounce muddle

/ˈmʌdəl/
noun

IPA: /ˈmʌdəl/

Say it like: Mud-dle

The correct spelling is muddle. A mixture; a confusion; a garble. For example: "The muddle of nervous speech he uttered did not have much meaning."

Usage Examples

The muddle of nervous speech he uttered did not have much meaning.

Young children tend to muddle their words.

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

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A mixture; a confusion; a garble.
  2. 2.A mixture of crushed ingredients, as prepared with a muddler.

verb

  1. 1.To mix together, to mix up; to confuse.
  2. 2.To mash slightly for use in a cocktail.
  3. 3.To dabble in mud.
  4. 4.To make turbid or muddy.
  5. 5.To think and act in a confused, aimless way.

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