baffling+(verb)

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• baffling — baffle ► VERB ▪ totally bewilder. ► NOUN ▪ a device used to restrain or regulate the flow of sound, light, gas, or a fluid. DERIVATIVES bafflement noun baffling adjective. ORIGIN perhaps related to French bafouer ridicule …   English terms dictionary

• baffle — [c]/ˈbæfəl / (say bafuhl) verb (baffled, baffling) –verb (t) 1. to thwart or frustrate disconcertingly; baulk; confuse. 2. to puzzle or mystify. 3. Nautical (of the wind, current, etc.) to force (a ship, etc.) to take a variable course by being… …  

• baffle — verb 1》 totally bewilder. 2》 restrain or regulate (a fluid, a sound, etc.). noun a device used to restrain the flow of a fluid, gas, or loose material or to prevent the spreading of sound or light in a particular direction. Derivatives bafflement …   English new terms dictionary

• baffle — [[t]bæ̱f(ə)l[/t]] baffles, baffling, baffled VERB If something baffles you, you cannot understand it or explain it. [V n] An apple tree producing square fruit is baffling experts. Syn: puzzle Derived words: baffling ADJ GRADED I …   English dictionary

• baffle — 1 verb (T) if something baffles someone, they cannot understand or explain it at all: The question baffled me completely. bafflement noun (U) baffling adjective: a baffling mystery 2 noun (C) technical a board, sheet of metal etc that controls… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• baffle — UK [ˈbæf(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms baffle : present tense I/you/we/they baffle he/she/it baffles present participle baffling past tense baffled past participle baffled if a problem, someone s behaviour etc baffles you, you cannot… …   English dictionary

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