verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To throw into confusion or disorder. obsolete, transitive
2. 2
   To render maudlin. obsolete, transitive
3. 3
   To act in an excessively sentimental way. intransitive

Etymology

A back-formation from maudlin, taken as the present participle.

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