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adjective
- 1. causing one to be puzzled; perplexing: "only one very puzzling question remains unanswered"
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puzzling. adjective. uk / ˈpʌz. ə l.ɪŋ / us / ˈpʌz. ə l.ɪŋ /. Add to word list. difficult to explain or understand: It's a rather puzzling film. a puzzling situation. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Difficult to understand.
: difficult to understand or solve. puzzling symptoms. puzzlingly adverb. Examples of puzzling in a Sentence. The directions are somewhat puzzling.
Something that's puzzling is confusing, or hard to understand. It might seem puzzling to you that your best friend claims to hate doughnuts. People sometimes act in puzzling ways, making decisions that you can't comprehend.
Puzzling definition: confusing or baffling. See examples of PUZZLING used in a sentence.
PUZZLING definition: confusing or baffling | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples
Definition of puzzling adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. 1. Something, such as a game, toy, or problem, that requires ingenuity and often persistence in solving or assembling. 2. Something that baffles or confuses; an enigma: the puzzle of the author's true identity. 3. The condition of being perplexed; bewilderment: I'm really in a puzzle over how this happened. v. puz·zled, puz·zling, puz·zles.
puzzling meaning, definition, what is puzzling: confusing and difficult to understand or...: Learn more.
puzzling in American English. (ˈpʌzlɪŋ) adjective. 1. confusing or baffling. a puzzling answer. noun. 2. the skill or pastime of constructing or working crossword or other puzzles.
n. a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort. something puzzling; a puzzling question, matter, or person. a puzzled or perplexed condition; bewilderment.
