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muddle

/ˈmʌdəl/
noun
  1. A mixture; a confusion; a garble.

    "The muddle of nervous speech he uttered did not have much meaning."

  2. A mixture of crushed ingredients, as prepared with a muddler.

verb
  1. To mix together, to mix up; to confuse.

    "Young children tend to muddle their words."

  2. To mash slightly for use in a cocktail.

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

  3. To dabble in mud.

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