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Faddle vs Fuddle - What's the difference?

faddle | fuddle |

As verbs the difference between faddle and fuddle

is that faddle is to trifle; to toy while fuddle is to confuse or befuddle.

As a noun fuddle is

intoxication.

faddle

English

Verb

(faddl)
  • To trifle; to toy.
  • (UK, dialect) To fondle; to dandle.
    • (Halliwell)
    (Webster 1913)

    fuddle

    English

    Verb

    (fuddl)
  • To confuse or befuddle.
  • To intoxicate.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Intoxication.
  • Muddle, confusion.
  • (rft-sense) (UK, dialect, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Bedfordshire) A party or picnic where attendees bring food and wine; a kind of potluck.