"fuddle" meaning in English

See fuddle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfʌdəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fuddle.wav [UK] Forms: fuddle [singular], fuddles [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Fuddle is the state of being confused or intoxicated.
    Sense id: simple-fuddle-en-noun-osFLugom

Verb

IPA: /ˈfʌdəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fuddle.wav [UK] Forms: fuddle [canonical], fuddles [third-person, singular], fuddled [past], fuddled [past, participle], fuddling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|fuddl|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you fuddle a person, you confuse them. Synonyms: puzzle, befuddle
    Sense id: simple-fuddle-en-verb-FOQhF7~H
  2. If you fuddle a person, you intoxicate them with alcohol.
    Sense id: simple-fuddle-en-verb-nLGOPMto
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