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There aren't a lot of female story artists, and it's baffling to me. There are a lot of kids in school that are female and I wonder, 'Where did they all go?' People have brought it up, asking me, 'What did you do?' I don't really know. I puttered along, did my thing and gender has really never been an issue.
Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Meaning of "baffling" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BAFFLING

baffling  [ˈbæflɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BAFFLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Baffling is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BAFFLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of baffling in the English dictionary

The definition of baffling in the dictionary is impossible to understand; perplexing; bewildering; puzzling.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BAFFLING


chiefling
ˈtʃiːflɪŋ
fling
flɪŋ
halfling
ˈhɑːflɪŋ
outfling
ˈaʊtˌflɪŋ
piffling
ˈpɪflɪŋ
rifling
ˈraɪflɪŋ
scuffling
ˈskʌflɪŋ
stifling
ˈstaɪflɪŋ
trifling
ˈtraɪflɪŋ
upfling
ʌpˈflɪŋ
wolfling
ˈwʊlflɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BAFFLING

baff
baffies
Baffin
Baffin Bay
Baffin Island
baffle
baffle board
baffle plate
baffled
bafflegab
bafflement
baffler
bafflingly
baffy
baft
BAFTA
bag
bag and baggage
bag lady
bag moth

WORDS THAT END LIKE BAFFLING

bowling
ceiling
cooling
cycling
dealing
falling
feeling
filing
filling
handling
Highland fling
mailing
purfling
rolling
ruffling
selling
sterling
telling
waffling
willing

Synonyms and antonyms of baffling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BAFFLING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «baffling» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of baffling

Translation of «baffling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BAFFLING

Find out the translation of baffling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of baffling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «baffling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

令人费解
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desconcertante
570 millions of speakers

English

baffling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चौंकाने वाला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المحير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

непонятно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desconcertante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিভ্রান্তিকর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déconcertant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Membingungkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verwirrend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不可解な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이해할 수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Baffling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thất vọng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போவது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोंधळात टाकणारे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şaşırtıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sconcertante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kłopotliwe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

незрозуміло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

naucitoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπλέκοντας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

baffling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förbryllande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uforståelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of baffling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BAFFLING»

The term «baffling» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.904 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BAFFLING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about baffling

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6 QUOTES WITH «BAFFLING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word baffling.
1
Kate Atkinson
I think you have to learn for yourself how to write. I'm slightly mystified by creative writing courses - God love them - because I can't understand how you can explain a process that I find so baffling.
2
John Banville
My work is frequently described as cold, which is baffling, since it seems to me embarrassingly, shame-makingly, scandalously warm. I find my work filled with sentiment, and I can't imagine why people find it cold.
3
Bruce Catton
Early youth is a baffling time.
4
Prince Charles
It is baffling, I must say, that in our modern world we have such blind trust in science and technology that we all accept what science tells us about everything - until, that is, it comes to climate science.
5
Edward Dahlberg
Men are mad most of their lives; few live sane, fewer die so. The acts of people are baffling unless we realize that their wits are disordered. Man is driven to justice by his lunacy.
6
Jennifer Yuh Nelson
There aren't a lot of female story artists, and it's baffling to me. There are a lot of kids in school that are female and I wonder, 'Where did they all go?' People have brought it up, asking me, 'What did you do?' I don't really know. I puttered along, did my thing and gender has really never been an issue.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BAFFLING»

Discover the use of baffling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to baffling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Baffling Whodunit Puzzles: Dr. Quicksolve Mini-Mysteries
Dr. Jeffrey Lynn Quicksolve, professor of criminology, visits more than forty crime scenes in order to identify the guilty parties.
Jim Sukach, 1997
2
Baffling Baseball Trivia
Baseball fans can enjoy fascinating stories about great plays and controversial calls on the diamond, all while testing their own knowledge of the game.
Dom Forker, Wayne Stewart, Michael Pellowski, 2004
3
Baffling Crosswords to Keep You Sharp
There’s nothing baffling about what makes these crosswords so appealing. Civic Affairs, Arts Lesson, ‘Tis the Season, and On the Mound are just a few of the enjoyable and intriguing themes among the 50 puzzles.
Charles Preston, 2004
4
13 Things That Don't Make Sense: The Most Baffling ...
Michael Brooks has now dug deeply into those mysteries, with extraordinary results. From the Hardcover edition.
Michael Brooks, 2009
5
Baffling Mazes
Superb collection of 48 mind-boggling mazes inspired by legends of the ancient Egyptian Labyrinth. Level of difficulty progresses steadily from first maze to the last. Solutions.
Lee Daniel Quinn, 1995
6
100 Baffling Crosswords
The clues cover a wide variety of subjects, the words aren't arcane, and the sense of satisfaction once the crosswords are solved will make this collection a favorite.
Thomas Joseph, 2004
7
Doug - Funnie Mysteries #3: The Case of the Baffling Beast
Doug investigates reports of Bigfoot, a rock group's missing mascot, and other mysteries.
Justin Fontes, Ron Fontes, Shelly Tanaka, 2000
8
Father Knows Less: One Dad's Quest to Answer His Son's Most ...
Watch a QuickTime trailer for this book.
Wendell Jamieson, 2007
9
Baffling Word Search Puzzles for Kids
After his bestselling Word Search Puzzles for Kids, Awesome Word Search Puzzles for Kids, and Clever Word Search Puzzles for Kids, Mark Danna's out to baffle youngsters again--and they'll enjoy every second of it.
Mark Danna, 2005
10
Baffling Puzzle: Sidelining Truth
"The truth is in the eye of the beholder." This is a popular expression that enables many people to twist reality and historical truth to their own advantage without requiring accountability.
Luke Lloyd, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BAFFLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term baffling is used in the context of the following news items.
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WILD COOT: How you know? Baffling
AN OLD LADY, she must be about 96, she told me that she was still perking. Well, she called me in disgust. She said she was an avid reader of ... «Nation News, Jul 15»
2
4 baffling questions 'Terminator Genisys' refused to answer...and 3 it …
There aren't many baffling questions to this movie. Like it or loathe it, the internal logic ATTEMPTS to be consistent. Except the whole thing ... «HitFix, Jul 15»
3
Best-ever images of Pluto reveal baffling pepperoni slices
Pluto's veil is lifting. This closest-ever snapshot of the dwarf planet and its moon Charon shows two separate hemispheres in colour – and a line ... «New Scientist, Jul 15»
4
Baffling response
The reason for the river crossing was even more baffling. We were told that yet another car bridge was needed in order to improve the transit ... «Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Jul 15»
5
(Greece crisis) Business groups oppose baffling referendum
Business associations and the largest labor union urged the Greek government to cancel the referendum, while two private citizens have appealed to the ... «Hong Kong Standard, Jul 15»
6
GOP's baffling Trump cowardice: A party too timid to denounce a …
Seriously, it's utterly baffling. Let's think about this for a moment. The Republican Party is painfully aware that it has a major problem appealing ... «Salon, Jul 15»
7
City watchdog calls on banks to end the baffling jargon in letters and …
The City watchdog is calling for financial firms to cut out all jargon in the letters and emails they send to their customers. It says that in many ... «This is Money, Jul 15»
8
Mystery sea creature - with 'fur' and 'a beak' - washes up on remote …
A mystery sea creature – with a 'long beak' and 'furry tail' – is said to be baffling marine experts over the world after its carcass reportedly ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
9
Baffling Disparities in Stroke Treatment Across US
"What this variation [in stroke treatment regimens] screams to me is that it is unexplained by the variables that we are able to measure in ... «HealthLeaders Media, Jul 15»
10
The Baffling Success Of Sunny Leone
The Baffling Success Of Sunny Leone. Man's World India | By Paromita Vohra. Posted: 01/07/2015 18:05 IST Updated: 01/07/2015 18:10 IST. «Huffington Post India, Jul 15»

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