Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baffling

/bˈæfəlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables: baf-fling
IPA: /bˈæfəlɪŋ/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of baffle

adj

Puzzling, perplexing, bewildering.

adj

noun

An act of foiling or thwarting.

Example Sentences

"[T]he primitive concept of the generative act was one of awe and worship, accorded to a force which was incomprehensible and baffling."
"Ministers must restart trade negotiations with Brussels immediately to sort out the "baffling" array of post-Brexit rulesand regulations that now threaten much of the UK'sexport trade to the EU"
"[…] the contrast of the one determined and still triumphant will of the man, with the transient and vain bafflings of winds or waves, of gods, or monsters […]"

Inflected Forms

more baffling (comparative) most baffling (superlative) bafflings (plural)

Derived Forms

bafflingly bafflingness unbaffling

Phrases

baffling wind

Synonyms

elusive knotty problematic problematical tough

Questions

How do you pronounce baffling?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈæfəlɪŋ/.
What does baffling mean?: present participle and gerund of baffle

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