- present participle of confuse.
confusing
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Nothing about your letter inspires confidence in your father-in-law’s confusing and, frankly, murky situation.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
The experience has been unnerving and “really confusing for me,” she added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
The discovery was especially confusing because of what astronomers had previously learned about Bennu's ability to retain heat.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
“Without confusing emotional openness with an absence of responsibility or discipline,” he added.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
“That’s my other mom. Laura I call Mom. And Miriam I call Mim. It’s a little confusing, I know.”
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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