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puzzling puzzling definition

puzzling


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  puzzle 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  puzzle 
 
  Sense  1 
  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound 
  =>  stump,  mix  up 
  =>  stagger 
  =>  riddle 
  =>  elude,  escape 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  puzzle 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  puzzle 
 
  Sense  1 
  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound 
  =>  stump,  mix  up 
  =>  stagger 
  =>  riddle 
  =>  elude,  escape 
  =>  defy,  resist,  refuse 
  =>  beggar 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  puzzle 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  puzzle 
 
  2  senses  of  puzzle 
 
  Sense  1 
  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound 
  =>  confuse,  throw,  fox,  befuddle,  fuddle,  bedevil,  confound,  discombobulate 
  Also  See->  puzzle  over#1;  puzzle  out#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  puzzle 
  =>  chew  over  think  over  meditate,  ponder,  excogotate,  contemplate,  muse,  reflect,  mull,  mull  over  ruminate,  speculate 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  puzzle 
 
  puzzle  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  puzzle 
 
  Sense  1 
  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound 
  =>  confuse,  throw,  fox,  befuddle,  fuddle,  bedevil,  confound,  discombobulate 
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  Sense  2 
  puzzle 
  =>  chew  over  think  over  meditate,  ponder,  excogotate,  contemplate,  muse,  reflect,  mull,  mull  over  ruminate,  speculate 
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  Overview  of  verb  puzzle 
 
  The  verb  puzzle  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound  --  (be  a  mystery  or  bewildering  to:  "This  beats  me!"  "Got  me--I  don't  know  the  answer!") 
  2.  puzzle  --  (be  uncertain  about  think  about  without  fully  understanding  or  being  able  to  decide;  "We  puzzled  over  her  sudden  departure") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  puzzling 
 
  The  adj  puzzling  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  enigmatic,  enigmatical,  puzzling  --  (not  clear  to  the  understanding;  "I  didn't  grasp  the  meaning  of  that  enigmatic  comment  until  much  later";  "prophetic  texts  so  enigmatic  that  their  meaning  has  been  disputed  for  centuries") 
  2.  (2)  confusing,  perplexing,  puzzling  --  (lacking  clarity  of  meaning;  causing  confusion  or  perplexity;  "sent  confusing  signals  to  Iraq";  "perplexing  to  someone  who  knew  nothing  about  it";  "a  puzzling  statement") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  puzzling 
 
  2  senses  of  puzzling 
 
  Sense  1 
  enigmatic,  enigmatical,  puzzling 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  incomprehensible)  ->  comprehensible,  comprehendible 
 
  Sense  2 
  confusing,  perplexing,  puzzling 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unclear)  ->  clear 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  puzzling 
 
  2  senses  of  puzzling 
 
  Sense  1 
  enigmatic,  enigmatical,  puzzling 
  =>  incomprehensible  (vs.  comprehensible),  uncomprehensible 
 
  Sense  2 
  confusing,  perplexing,  puzzling 
  =>  unclear  (vs.  clear) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  puzzling 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  puzzling 
 
  puzzling  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  puzzling 
  puzzling 
 
  Overview  of  verb  puzzle 
 
  The  verb  puzzle  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound  --  (be  a  mystery  or  bewildering  to:  "This  beats  me!"  "Got  me--I  don't  know  the  answer!") 
  2.  puzzle  --  (be  uncertain  about  think  about  without  fully  understanding  or  being  able  to  decide;  "We  puzzled  over  her  sudden  departure") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  puzzling 
 
  The  adj  puzzling  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  enigmatic,  enigmatical,  puzzling  --  (not  clear  to  the  understanding;  "I  didn't  grasp  the  meaning  of  that  enigmatic  comment  until  much  later";  "prophetic  texts  so  enigmatic  that  their  meaning  has  been  disputed  for  centuries") 
  2.  (2)  confusing,  perplexing,  puzzling  --  (lacking  clarity  of  meaning;  causing  confusion  or  perplexity;  "sent  confusing  signals  to  Iraq";  "perplexing  to  someone  who  knew  nothing  about  it";  "a  puzzling  statement") 



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