puzzling

To be puzzling is to be difficult to understand or to be difficult to understand for a reason. When something is puzzling, it is not easy to understand or figure out.

  • The sentence is very puzzling, and I don't understand why it's important.

  • The solution to the puzzle is very puzzling, and I don't understand why it's important.

Definition of puzzling

adjective

not clear to the understanding

Synonyms:

enigmatic, enigmatical

adjective

lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity

Synonyms:

confusing, perplexing

Nearby Words

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Example Sentences for puzzling

  • 1

    Some of the oldest and most famous are jigsaw puzzles and the Tangram puzzle.

  • 2

    Is that the missing piece of the puzzle

  • 3

    The problem is puzzling and vexing.

  • 4

    They are the vital piece of the puzzle.

  • 5

    This is the last piece of the puzzle.

  • 6

    To bewilder is to puzzle someone.

  • 7

    It is the replacement of the tag that puzzled me.

  • 8

    I was puzzled by the goals of the presentation.

  • 9

    I'm puzzled by the title of the article.

  • 10

    Solve the puzzle and climb the wall.