muddle
Pronunciation:
/ˈmʌdəl/noun
Definitions
A mixture; a confusion; a garble.
Example: The muddle of nervous speech he uttered did not have much meaning.
A mixture of crushed ingredients, as prepared with a muddler.
verb
Definitions
To mix together, to mix up; to confuse.
Example: Young children tend to muddle their words.
To mash slightly for use in a cocktail.
Example: He muddled the mint sprigs in the bottom of the glass.
To dabble in mud.
To make turbid or muddy.