puzzling in English dictionary

  • puzzling

    Meanings and definitions of "puzzling"

    • Present participle of puzzle .
    • Time spent pondering something confusing.
    • adjective
      Difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing; perplexing.
    • noun
      Time spent pondering something confusing.
    • verb
      present participle of [i]puzzle[/i]
    • Difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing; perplexing
    • adjective
      lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement"
    • adjective
      not clear to the understanding; "I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later"; "prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries"

    Synonyms of "puzzling" in English dictionary

    incomprehensible, confusing, uncomprehensible are the top synonyms of "puzzling" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of puzzling

    • puzzling ( comparative more puzzling, superlative most puzzling)
    • puzzling ( plural  puzzlings)
    • puzzling (comparative more puzzling, superlative most puzzling)
    • puzzling (plural puzzlings)
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