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Showing words for BAFFLING using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Baffling

baffling

7 Letter Words for Baffling

baffing, fabling

6 Letter Words for Baffling

abling, affing, baling

5 Letter Words for Baffling

albin, alfin, algin, align, baign, banff, banig, binal, blaff, blain, bling, fagin, final, flain, flang, fling, gliff, langi, liang, ligan, linga

4 Letter Words for Baffling

agin, agni, alif, alin, anil, baff, bail, bain, bali, bang, bani, biff, biga, bing, blag, blan, blin, fail, fain, fang, fila, flab, flag, flan, gabi, gaff, gail, gain, gali, gila, glia, glib, infl, inga, laff, lain, lang, lina, ling, naff, nagi, naib, naif, naig, nail, ngai, niff

3 Letter Words for Baffling

abl, abn, afb, aff, ail, ain, alb, alf, alg, aln, bag, bai, bal, ban, big, bin, bnf, fab, fag, fan, fbi, ffa, fgn, fib, fig, fil, fin, flb, gab, gal, gan, gib, gif, gin, glb, iba, iff, ign, inf, ing, lab, lag, lai, lan, lbf, lib, lif, lig, lin, nab, naf, nag, nbg, nib, nig, nil

Definitions for Baffling

[1] to confuse, bewilder, or perplex: He was baffled by the technical language of the instructions.
[2] to frustrate or confound; thwart by creating confusion or bewilderment.
[3] to check or deflect the movement of (sound, light, fluids, etc.).
[4] to equip with a baffle or baffles.
[5] Obsolete . to cheat; trick.
[6] to struggle ineffectually, as a ship in a gale.
[7] something that balks, checks, or deflects.
[8] an artificial obstruction for checking or deflecting the flow of gases (as in a boiler), sounds (as in the loudspeaker system of a radio or hi-fi set), light (as in a darkroom), etc.
[9] any boxlike enclosure or flat panel for mounting a loudspeaker.
[10] impossible to understand; perplexing; bewildering; puzzling
[11] to perplex; bewilder; puzzle
[12] to frustrate (plans, efforts, etc)
[13] to check, restrain, or regulate (the flow of a fluid or the emission of sound or light)
[14] to provide with a baffle
[15] obsolete to cheat or trick
[16] Also called: baffle board , baffle plate a plate or mechanical device designed to restrain or regulate the flow of a fluid, the emission of light or sound, or the distribution of sound, esp in a loudspeaker or microphone

Words related to Baffling

baffleenigmatic, mystifying, perplexing, unfathomable, incomprehensible, confusing, bewildering, abstruse, unclear

Words nearby Baffling

bafflebaff, baffies, baffin, baffin bay, baffin island, baffle, bafflegab, baffleplate, baffling, baffy, bafta

Origin of Baffling

e1540–50; 1910–15 for def 8 ; perhaps < Scots bauchle to disgrace, treat with contempt, equivalent to bauch (see baff) + -le

Other words from Baffling

baf·fle·ment , noun
baf·fler , noun
baf·fling , adjective
baf·fling·ly , adverb
baf·fling·ness , noun
un·baf·fled , adjective
un·baf·fling , adjective
un·baf·fling·ly , adverb

Word origin for Baffling

eC16: perhaps from Scottish dialect bachlen to condemn publicly; perhaps related to French bafouer to disgrace

Synonyms for Baffling

bewildering, confusing, enigmatic, incomprehensible, mystifying, perplexing, unfathomable, abstruse, beyond one, difficult to understand, hard to understand, over one's head, unclear