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PRONUNCIATION OF BEMUSING

bemusing  [bɪˈmjuːzɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEMUSING

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

WHAT DOES BEMUSING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bemusing in the English dictionary

The definition of bemusing in the dictionary is puzzling.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEMUSING


accusing
əˈkjuːzɪŋ
amusing
əˈmjuːzɪŋ
boozing
ˈbuːzɪŋ
bruising
ˈbruːzɪŋ
cancer-causing
ˈkænsəˌkɔːzɪŋ
confusing
kənˈfjuːzɪŋ
displeasing
dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ
easing
ˈiːzɪŋ
freezing
ˈfriːzɪŋ
losing
ˈluːzɪŋ
musing
ˈmjuːzɪŋ
parsing
ˈpɑːzɪŋ
pausing
ˈpɔːzɪŋ
pleasing
ˈpliːzɪŋ
seizing
ˈsiːzɪŋ
stoozing
ˈstuːzɪŋ
teasing
ˈtiːzɪŋ
unamusing
ˌʌnəˈmjuːzɪŋ
unfreezing
ʌnˈfriːzɪŋ
unpleasing
ʌnˈpliːzɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEMUSING

bemedal
bemete
bemingle
bemire
bemist
bemoan
bemoaner
bemock
bemoil
bemonster
bemouth
bemud
bemuddle
bemuffle
bemurmur
bemuse
bemused
bemusedly
bemusement
ben

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEMUSING

advertising
alternating-gradient focusing
antibusing
arousing
busing
cohousing
council housing
data warehousing
differential housing
government housing
high-density housing
housing
mousing
public housing
rabble-rousing
roughhousing
rousing
sheltered housing
social housing
terraced housing
warehousing

Synonyms and antonyms of bemusing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BEMUSING»

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

Translation of «bemusing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEMUSING

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

Translator English - Chinese

bemusing
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bemusing
570 millions of speakers

English

bemusing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bemusing
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

bemusing
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

bemusing
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bemusing
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bemusing
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bemusing
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bemusing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bemusing
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

bemusing
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bemusing
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bemusing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bemusing
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bemusing
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेशुद्ध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bemusing
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bemusing
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bemusing
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

bemusing
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bemusing
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bemusing
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bemusing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bemusing
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bemusing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bemusing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEMUSING»

The term «bemusing» is regularly used and occupies the 86.951 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEMUSING» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEMUSING»

Discover the use of bemusing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bemusing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Amateurs and Professionals in Post-war British Sport
essay. Adrian. Smith. traces. the. bemusing. and. turbulent. hrstory. of. English rugby union in the 1990s. This long and complex story ends with the disappointment of Wales 1999, when once again a southern hemisphere team lifted the World ...
Adrian Smith, Dilwyn Porter, 2000
2
Mentoring-Coaching: A Guide For Education Professionals: A ...
The belief, particularly by those impatient for sector wide 'reform', that a coach is someone needed by those who currently perform poorly, or 'underperform' ( whatever that may mean) is equally bemusing – and potentially damaging. It may be ...
Pask, Roger, Joy, Barrie, 2007
3
Closed Circle
Perhaps that was why he had chosen to meet me instead in the mirror-walled dining-room of the Ambassador, where Doric columns, multifarious reflections and roseate light from a tinted glass roof created a thoroughly bemusing environment.
Robert Goddard, 1996
4
The Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication
William R. Cupach, Brian H. Spitzberg. I. AMUSING AND BEMUSING Interpersonal Communication Brian H. Spitzberg William R. Cupach More than. I AMUSING AND BEMUSING.
William R. Cupach, Brian H. Spitzberg, 2007
5
From Mud House to the House of God
At her house, another bemusing situation was developing. Her nephew, the kid Tatty used to sleep with her. Now that he is denied of the privilege, abruptly, have much griping and many questions, like, what is going on, what is the problem.
Phillip Mathai, 2003
6
An Absolute Gift: A New Diary
Nothing is more bemusing than to discover in reappraisal that certain opinions once voiced by the truly great now appear quite na'ive. The discovery is bemusing (rather than exasperating) because it invariably occurs in areas outside the ...
Ned Rorem, 2013
7
A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries : Volume III: ...
BEMUSE, to fuddle one's-self with Bemuse, to fuddle one's self drink, “bemusing himself with with drink, “bemusing himself beer,” &c.—Sala's Gaslight and with beer,” &c. Daylight, p. 308. CORNERED, hemmed in a corner, Cornered, hemmed ...
Julie Coleman, 2008
8
Settling the Score: Essays on Music
Nothing is more bemusing than to discover in reappraisal that certain opinions once voiced by the truly great now appear quite naive. The discovery is bemusing (rather than exasperating) because it invariably occurs in areas outside the Great ...
Ned Rorem, 2013
9
Romanticism: Romanticism, belief, and philosophy
These dismissals have had a resonating effect. Fruman's Damaged Archangel received over 100 reviews, most of them laudatory, almost none of them by scholars competent to judge. It was bemusing to see intellectuals of the calibre of Angus ...
Michael O'Neill, Mark Sandy, 2006
10
When I'm Bad, I'm Better: Mae West, Sex, and American ...
Meryman, "Mae West: A Cherished, Bemusing Masterpiece," p. 62. 31. Jennings, "Mae West: A Candid Interview," p. 78. 32. Ibid. 33. Parker Tyler, The Three Faces of Film (New York, 1967), p. 11. 34. George Davis, "The Decline of the West," ...
Marybeth Hamilton, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEMUSING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bemusing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
ABC beauty explained
Now there's CC, DD and even EE creams to contended with, so let me explain the differences between these bemusing beauty products. «Shields Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows & How It Renews Peter Parker
She was Stan Lee and legendary artist John Romita Sr.'s bemusing attempt at capturing the burgeoning youth culture of the 1960s on the page ... «Den of Geek!, Jul 15»
3
Seafood lovers' dilemma
Even more bemusing is the fact that seafood lovers are now fearing that we might not be able to enjoy seafood as it once was. Instead of being ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
4
You Don't Have To Live Like This - a novel look at modern America …
... do-gooders causing community discontent in Obama-era Detroit (the President even makes a cameo for one bemusing axis chapter), a place ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
5
VIDEO: Did the video referee rob the Sea Eagles?
There's no doubt that the video referees are under a lot of scrutiny, and cop a lot of flack over some bemusing calls every now and then, but sometimes, they get ... «Sportal.com.au, Jul 15»
6
Navid Mansouri Edges Sheedy: Lewis Taylor Wins
It was a good fight, another good night of British boxing, but another set of mixed scorecards and a bemusing result—Sheedy deserved the win. «BoxingScene.com, Jul 15»
7
Row between Barton under Needwood MP Michael Fabricant and …
... with the police and that we could save £10 million if we shared back office functions we find quite bemusing as they are wholly inaccurate. «Burton Mail, Jul 15»
8
How Fifty Shades Darker Can Improve on Fifty Shades of Grey to …
The stalkery element to Fifty Shades of Grey is bemusing. It makes vocal critics of the movie sound boring and repetitive, and ardent fans of the ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
9
An unethical act may not be morally wrong
Yet, it is bemusing that laws which are implemented to protect the right to life and prevent the killing of the terminally ill and vulnerable do more ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
10
Aligbe: Aviation Ministry is Responsible for Lack of Revenue from …
I don't engage in stories of allegations, but it is bemusing to see that civil servants, bureaucrats who are known to defend the interest of the ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Bemusing [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bemusing>. May 2024 ».
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