"fuzzle" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈfʌzəl/ Forms: fuzzles [present, singular, third-person], fuzzling [participle, present], fuzzled [participle, past], fuzzled [past]
Etymology: Compare Low German fuseln (“to drink common liquor”), from fusel (“bad liquor”). Etymology templates: {{cog|nds|fuseln||to drink common liquor}} Low German fuseln (“to drink common liquor”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} fuzzle (third-person singular simple present fuzzles, present participle fuzzling, simple past and past participle fuzzled)
  1. (archaic, transitive) To make drunk or confused. Tags: archaic, transitive Categories (topical): Drinking

Inflected forms

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