- puzzling
- UK [ˈpʌz(ə)lɪŋ] / US
adjective
confusing or difficult to understand or solve
That was the most puzzling aspect of the whole affair.
English dictionary. 2014.
puzzling
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puzzling — index debatable, difficult, elusive, enigmatic, equivocal, esoteric, hidden, inapprehensible, incomprehe … Law dictionary
puzzling — [adj] confusing abstruse, ambiguous, baffling, bewildering, beyond one, difficult, enigmatic, hard, incomprehensible, inexplicable, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, misleading, mystifying, obscure, perplexing, surprising, unaccountable, unclear,… … New thesaurus
puzzling — adj. 1) puzzling to (her behavior was puzzling to everybody) 2) puzzling that + inf. (it was puzzling that he went straight home) * * * [ pʌzlɪŋ] puzzling to (her behavior was puzzling to everybody) puzzling that + inf. (it was puzzling that he… … Combinatory dictionary
puzzling — puzzle puz zle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {puzzled} (p[u^]z z ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {puzzling} (p[u^]z zl[i^]ng).] 1. To perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand; to nonplus. [1913 Webster] A very shrewd disputant in those points is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
puzzling — puz|zling [ˈpʌzlıŋ] adj confusing and difficult to understand or explain ▪ a puzzling fact ▪ Gary found her reaction puzzling … Dictionary of contemporary English
puzzling — adjective Date: circa 1659 difficult to understand or solve < puzzling symptoms > • puzzlingly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
puzzling — puzzlingly, adv. /puz ling/, adj. 1. confusing or baffling: a puzzling answer. n. 2. the skill or pastime of constructing or working crossword or other puzzles. [1590 1600; PUZZLE + ING2] * * * … Universalium
puzzling — adj. Puzzling is used with these nouns: ↑aspect … Collocations dictionary
puzzling — puz|zling [ pʌzlıŋ ] adjective confusing or difficult to understand or solve: That was the most puzzling aspect of the whole affair … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
puzzling — adjective confusing and difficult to understand or explain: The children showed a puzzling lack of curiosity about the new baby … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
puzzling — adjective confusing and difficult to understand or explain: The children showed a puzzling lack of curiosity about the new baby … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
