Noun muddle has 2 senses
  1. clutter, jumble, muddle, mare's nest, welter, smother - a confused multitude of things
    --1 is a kind of disorderliness, disorder
    --1 has particulars: rummage
    Derived form: verb muddle2
  2. fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish - informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
    --2 is a kind of difficulty
    --2 has particulars: dog's breakfast, dog's dinner
,Verb muddle has 2 senses
  1. muddle, puddle - make into a puddle; "puddled mire"
    --1 is one way to roil, rile
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. addle, muddle, puddle - mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues"
    --2 is one way to jumble, confuse, mix up
    Derived form: noun muddle1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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