- present participle of baffle.
baffling
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Haiken previously told The Wall Street Journal he finds it baffling that Volvo was able to get approval to continue selling in the U.S., but Polestar wasn’t.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
So what better time to drop a new album full of arcane jokes, baffling vocal affects and light conspiracy theorizing?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
If you find that phrase baffling, consider yourself fortunate.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
Philadelphia, meanwhile, brims with talent, including new hire Jaylen Brown, landed via a baffling trade by Boston.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Instead, it used stepping switches, electronic devices that scrambled the message in baffling ways.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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