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Definitions for Puzzling

[1] confusing or baffling: a puzzling answer.
[2] the skill or pastime of constructing or working crossword or other puzzles.
[3] a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort.
[4] something puzzling; a puzzling question, matter, or person.
[5] a puzzled or perplexed condition; bewilderment.
[6] a crossword puzzle: Did you do the puzzle in the newspaper today?
[7] a jigsaw puzzle.
[8] to put (someone) at a loss; mystify; confuse; baffle: Her attitude puzzles me.
[9] to frustrate or confound, as the understanding; perplex: The problem puzzled him for weeks.
[10] to exercise (oneself, one's brain, etc.) over some problem or matter.
[11] Archaic . to make intricate or complicated.
[12] to be perplexed or confused.
[13] to ponder or study over some perplexing problem or matter.
[14] puzzle out , to solve by careful study or effort: I was unable to puzzle out the message.
[15] to perplex or be perplexed
[16] (intr foll by over ) to attempt the solution (of); ponder (about) he puzzled over her absence
[17] (tr usually foll by out ) to solve by mental effort he puzzled out the meaning of the inscription
[18] a person or thing that puzzles
[19] a problem that cannot be easily or readily solved
[20] the state or condition of being puzzled
[21] a toy, game, or question presenting a problem that requires skill or ingenuity for its solution See jigsaw puzzle, Chinese puzzle

Words related to Puzzling

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Words nearby Puzzling

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Origin of Puzzling

eFirst recorded in 1585–95; origin uncertain

Other words from Puzzling

puz·zling·ly , adverb
puz·zled·ly , adverb
puz·zled·ness , noun
un·puz·zle , verb (used with object), un·puz·zled, un·puz·zling.

Word origin for Puzzling

eC16: of unknown origin

Synonyms for Puzzling

ambiguous, baffling, bewildering, difficult, incomprehensible, inexplicable, mystifying, obscure, perplexing, surprising, unclear, unfathomable, involved, misleading, abstruse, beyond one, enigmatic, hard, knotty, labyrinthine, unaccountable