- present participle of baffle.
baffling
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Stand-in captain Joe Root's tactics were baffling on a second morning that began England's spiral.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026
Even more baffling is the fact that just one week ago a mountain lion was found in a residential area of Santa Monica, which similarly prompted shelter-in-place warnings for people living nearby.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
But it’s still baffling, to say the least.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
Lucas Digne's baffling decision to raise his arms and handle the ball as Omari Hutchinson tried to keep it in play gave Wood his chance with 19 minutes left.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
For historians of technology, the Phaistos disk is even more baffling; its estimated date of 1700 B.C. makes it by far the earliest printed document in the world.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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