- present participle of baffle.
baffling
Example Sentences
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But it’s still baffling, to say the least.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
“To me he’s had the greatest career of any NBA player … for him to do it again and answer the bell again, it’s … baffling in some ways.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026
Alliance Party assembly member Peter McReynolds, who sits on Stormont's infrastructure committee, said it was "baffling" that DfI had extended the scheme "without producing any evidence to justify the decision".
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
As in the baffling series of self-inflicted mistakes the legendary UConn women’s basketball coach inflicted on himself and his program during and after South Carolina’s 62-48 upset of the previously undefeated Huskies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
The days in Vught were a baffling mixture of good and bad.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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