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Throwing into confusion
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addling
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Word definitions for addling in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Addle \Ad"dle\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Addled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Addling .] To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle; as, he addled his brain. ``Their eggs were addled.'' --Cowper.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Causing fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell. vb. (present participle of addle English)
Usage examples of addling.
Was she wearing some sort of perfume, perhaps, that was addling my mind?
I can see that working for Sir Gerard Schuyler isn't addling your brain.
For a week has the fellow been spending money like water, addling the brains of half Grenoble with the best wine at the Auberge de France, yet not a single recruit has come in, so far.
Who could say what was in that drink, what consequences might flow from addling her brain with it?