Word Finder - muddling

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To mix together, to mix up; to confuse.

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Young children tend to muddle their words.

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To mash slightly for use in a cocktail.

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

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To dabble in mud.

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To make turbid or muddy.

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To think and act in a confused, aimless way.

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To cloud or stupefy; to render stupid with liquor; to intoxicate partially.

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To waste or misuse, as one does who is stupid or intoxicated.

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The act of one who muddles; confusion; disorderly progress.

Muddling through the sensations, she sensed her father's magic.

Another opportunity for making political capital was provided by the publication of the report of the royal commission on the Boer War under Lord Elgin's chairmanship, which horrified the country by its disclosures (August 26th) as to the political and military muddling which had gone on, and the want of any efficient system of organization.

It's all those damned Germans' muddling!

A common approach is to lightly muddle spearmint leaves in the bottom of a glass, although some people believe that muddling bruises the mint and compromises the quality.

To avoid the mint leaves in your teeth scenario, infuse your simple syrup with mint leaves rather than muddling the leaves while making the cocktail.

Try a refreshing Frozen Mint Julep by muddling the mint in simple syrup, and then straining the leaves and blending the remains with bourbon and cracked ice in a blender.