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    puzzling
    /ˈpʌzlɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. causing one to be puzzled; perplexing: "only one very puzzling question remains unanswered"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPUZZLING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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. abstruse.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › puzzlingPuzzling - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    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.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › puzzlingPuzzling Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : difficult to understand or solve. puzzling symptoms. puzzlingly adverb. Examples of puzzling in a Sentence. The directions are somewhat puzzling. Recent Examples on the Web. These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to illustrate current usage.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPUZZLING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    PUZZLING definition: confusing or baffling | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpuzzling adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of puzzling adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › puzzlingPuzzling - definition of puzzling by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › puzzling_adjpuzzling, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the adjective puzzling is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for puzzling is from 1638, in the writing of R. West. puzzling is formed within English, by derivation.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryPUZZLING definition in American English - Collins Online ...

    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.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPUZZLING | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    PUZZLING meaning: If something is puzzling, it confuses you because you do not understand it.. Learn more.

  11. www.wordreference.com › definition › puzzlingpuzzling - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    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;