What is "puzzling" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does puzzling mean in English? Meaning of puzzling definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "puzzling" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "puzzling": not clear to the understanding

Adjective

  • Meaning: not clear to the understanding
  • Example: I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries
  • Synonyms: enigmatic enigmatical puzzling
  • Similar: incomprehensible uncomprehensible
  • Meaning of "puzzling": lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity

    Adjective

  • Meaning: lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity
  • Example: sent confusing signals to Iraq perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it a puzzling statement
  • Synonyms: confusing perplexing puzzling
  • Similar: unclear
  • Adjective: Present participle of puzzle.
  • Synonyms:

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

    Antonyms:

    explicit, explainable, explicable, intelligible, comprehensible, fathomable, clear, comprehendible, understandable,

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    puzzling in English: puzzling
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