puzzling
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puzzling
verb
- present participle and gerund of puzzle
adjective more puzzling · most puzzling
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Difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing; perplexing.
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Similar: knotty
noun puzzlings
- Time spent pondering something confusing.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: confusing, enigmatical, enigmatic, perplexing, unclear, incomprehensible, uncomprehensible, surprising, baffling, intriguing, bemused, baffled, perplexed, confused, uncanny, obscure
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adj difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing; perplexing
| Português | intrigante, desconcertante, confuso |
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| Deutsch | verwirrend, rätselhaft |
| Italiano | misterioso, enigmatico |
Talk about this word "puzzling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/puzzling. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. puzzling. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/puzzling "puzzling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/puzzling.Cite this
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title = {puzzling},
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