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verb/ˈædl/
/ˈædl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they addle | /ˈædl/ /ˈædl/ |
| he / she / it addles | /ˈædlz/ /ˈædlz/ |
| past simple addled | /ˈædld/ /ˈædld/ |
| past participle addled | /ˈædld/ /ˈædld/ |
| -ing form addling | /ˈædlɪŋ/ /ˈædlɪŋ/ |
- addle something to make somebody unable to think clearly; to confuse somebody
- Being in love must have addled your brain.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old English adela ‘liquid filth’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aal and German Adel ‘mire, puddle’.
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