fuddle

In colliding with a new type of animal, a chemical that might once have served to fuddle the wits of pests has been transformed into a glittering lure.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 24, 2020

But Selby got Fu in a fuddle on the final red and went on to take a four-frame advantage at 6-2.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2017

The frothy fuddle with which he drops this kind of offbeat remark is the essence of Morgan's radio character.

From Time Magazine Archive

He bowed slightly, backed up to his chair, slumped into it in a complete fuddle.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now you'll hear something you might have heard that first night when I had to fuddle you with tales of a seizure.

From Ewing\'s Lady by Wilson, Harry Leon

That same year, Cosby struck a deal with former Montgomery County District Attorney, Bruce Castor, who fuddled the case after deciding not to file charges against Cosby.

From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2021

“Holy Smoke!” said the fuddled one; “he spoke to me—to me!”

From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2020

I spent the next few days in the hospital, fuddled and becalmed, thinking mostly about the orange popsicles from the vending machine outside my room, food of the gods that I begged from visitors.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 25, 2016

Food is no longer a reliable pleasure; radiotherapy has fuddled her taste buds, making everything taste off.

From New York Times ● May 1, 2016

Ambrose would never have managed to gull me so easily if my naturally suspicious nature hadn’t been fuddled.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

To make a better deal for the fire-eater's phosphates than his fuddling old trustee here was going to close with.

From Lady Baltimore by Wister, Owen

Hardwicke, throughout his long official career, sat on the evenings of Wednesdays and Fridays hearing causes, while men of pleasure were fuddling themselves with fruity vintages.

From A Book About Lawyers by Jeaffreson, John Cordy

But later on, after we have had our evening cocoa and Helen has gone to bed, I prowl about the place, dipping into this and that, fuddling myself with speculation.

From The Haunted Bookshop by Morley, Christopher

Ah, fuddling your brains with that stuff, still, are you?

From Amabel Channice by Sedgwick, Anne Douglas

As we went back to have t'other fuddling bout, we spied an old green-headed bish-hawk, who sat moping with his mate and three jolly bittern attendants, all snoring under an arbour.

From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5 by Motteux, Peter Anthony