muddling
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English
Definitions
verb
- To mix together, to mix up; to confuse.“Young children tend to muddle their words.”
- To mash slightly for use in a cocktail.“He muddled the mint sprigs in the bottom of the glass.”
- To dabble in mud.
- To make turbid or muddy.
noun
- The act of one who muddles; confusion; disorderly progress.
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