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  • 1Muddle Earth — is also the title of a 1993 novel by John Brunner. Muddle Earth is a children s book by Paul Stewart, published in 2003, and illustrated by Chris Riddell. It is largely a parody of The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. Like LOTR it is… …

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  • 2muddle — ► VERB 1) bring into a disordered or confusing state. 2) confuse or perplex (someone). 3) (muddle up) confuse (two or more things) with each other. 4) (muddle along/through) cope more or less satisfactorily. ► NOUN ▪ a mudd …

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  • 3muddle — I verb addle, baffle, becloud, befog, befuddle, bewilder, botch, bungle, cloud, complicate, confound, confundere, confuse, daze, derange, disarrange, discompose, disconcert, disorder, disorganize, disturb, embrangle, entangle, fluster, fog,… …

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  • 4muddle — mud|dle1 [ˈmʌdl] n 1.) be in a muddle/get into a muddle BrE a) to be confused ▪ I m in such a muddle, I d completely forgotten you were coming today. be in a muddle/get into a muddle over/about ▪ My grandmother tends to get into a muddle over… …

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  • 5muddle — [[t]mʌ̱d(ə)l[/t]] muddles, muddling, muddled 1) N VAR: oft in/into a N If people or things are in a muddle, they are in a state of confusion or disorder. My thoughts are all in a muddle... We are going to get into a hopeless muddle. ...a general… …

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  • 6muddle — noun (esp. BrE) ADJECTIVE ▪ awful ▪ embarrassing ▪ bureaucratic, financial VERB + MUDDLE ▪ get (sb) in, get (sb) into …

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  • 7muddle — mud|dle1 [ mʌdl ] noun count usually singular a confused situation or condition: Her feelings for him are such a muddle. in a muddle: She died leaving her financial affairs in a muddle. a. count or uncount a mistake caused by a confused situation …

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  • 8muddle — I UK [ˈmʌd(ə)l] / US noun [countable, usually singular] Word forms muddle : singular muddle plural muddles a) a confused situation or condition Her feelings for him are such a muddle. in a muddle: She died leaving her financial affairs in a… …

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  • 9muddle — v. & n. v. 1 tr. (often foll. by up, together) bring into disorder. 2 tr. bewilder, confuse. 3 tr. mismanage (an affair). 4 tr. US crush and mix (the ingredients for a drink). 5 intr. (often foll. by with) busy oneself in a confused and… …

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  • 10muddle — verb 1》 bring into a disordered or confusing state.     ↘(muddle something up) confuse two or more things with each other. 2》 confuse (a person). 3》 (muddle through (or Brit. along)) cope more or less satisfactorily. 4》 US mix (a drink) or stir… …

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