- present participle of puzzle.
puzzling
Example Sentences
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One of the systems, G 203-47, was especially puzzling.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Pessimism about the economy persists across classes, puzzling economists despite healthy hiring and consumer-spending metrics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
A competing interpretation has emerged of the preliminary report's most puzzling detail: the brief movement of both fuel-control switches to "cutoff" shortly after take-off.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
But as more analysts bang the drum, this puzzling quantum play might finally start making sense.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
She fell asleep puzzling over it, and woke no more illuminated.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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