- present participle of baffle.
baffling
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Steve Heapy, chief executive of Jet2, said his airline found "the continued pursuit of a policy so baffling - in cases where it has clearly not been implemented in a robust manner".
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026
Now, markets are retreating in spectacular fashion, baffling executives and analysts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
But it’s still baffling, to say the least.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
They have stumbled their way through the last nine years with cronyism, poor drafting, inexplicable trades and player contracts that are absolutely baffling.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
“Is that true? Or some of your baffling human politeness, where you say neat and tidy things about people you despise?”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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