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😵 To confuse 🍷 To drink too much
to fuddle

to fuddle

9.9
To drink too much alcohol and feel confused
  • verb
  • /ˈfədəl/
  • Archaic
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  • The alcohol had started to fuddle her mind, making it hard to concentrate on the conversation.

Examples

  • He didn't want to fuddle his thoughts with too much wine before the big presentation.

  • which generally fuddle men.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • - And now he'll hurry as fast as he can on his bent bones to the nearest tavern and fuddle his few poor wits and crack his crazed little jokes, half remembered from the cradle.

    The Doctor and the Devils (1985)

  • So I didn't say more from this to my Will Kempe, just practiced his words in the play, which he learned hard because he was half-fuddled from strong beer and spiced wines and other drinks, but still I knew what I knew and still know is true, now when I'm telling.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • After a long night at the bar, he felt completely fuddled and couldn't remember how he got home.

Synonyms

to drink
vsto fuddle
∞ 2.8

To have alcohol often or at social events

implies excess drinking or resulting confusion, not just regular consumption
to booze
vsto fuddle
  • Informal
5 8.4

To drink a lot of alcohol

refers to excessive drinking that often causes confusion or muddled thinking
to hit the bottle
vsto fuddle
  • Informal
3 9.4

Start drinking a lot of alcohol to cope with problems

can be heavy but focuses on causing confusion rather than coping
to feel tiddly
vsto fuddle
  • UK
9.9

Be a little drunk or dizzy after drinking alcohol

means heavier intoxication that often causes muddled thinking rather than slight lightheadedness

Antonyms

sober
269 3.2

Not having drunk alcohol or taken drugs

clearheaded
1 4.9

Able to think clearly and make good decisions

Compounds

fish fuddle
  • Specialized
9.9

A small tree from the Caribbean and Florida with curly winged seedpods used to poison fish

How Intoxicated

to pass out
188 3.7
to fuddle
  • Archaic
9.9
drunk
56 3.0
to drink
∞ 2.8

Surface Forms

fuddle infinitive
fuddled past
fuddled past participle
fuddling present participle
fuddles third person singular

Etymology

Fuddle also came to mean 'drink' or 'make drunk', and it was used for noisy drinking and parties. So to fuddle your mind is to cloud it with alcohol and become muddled.