"puzzling" meaning in All languages combined

See puzzling on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more puzzling [comparative], most puzzling [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} puzzling (comparative more puzzling, superlative most puzzling)
  1. Difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing; perplexing. Translations (difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing; perplexing): müəmmalı (Azerbaijani), raadselachtig (Dutch), verwarrend (Dutch), confuso [masculine] (Galician), verwirrend (German), rätselhaft (German), misterioso (Italian), enigmatico (Italian), perplexus (Latin), pōkīkī (Maori), forunderlig (Norwegian), intrigante (Portuguese), desconcertante (Portuguese), confuso (Portuguese), nerazùmljiv (Serbo-Croatian), zàmršen (Serbo-Croatian), zbùnjujūći (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-puzzling-en-adj-a00X237r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 32 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 65 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 58 20 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 65 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 58 24 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 65 17 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 65 17 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 65 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 65 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 65 18 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 65 18 17

Noun [English]

Forms: puzzlings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} puzzling (plural puzzlings)
  1. Time spent pondering something confusing.
    Sense id: en-puzzling-en-noun-NC19Je9L

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} puzzling
  1. present participle and gerund of puzzle Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: puzzle
    Sense id: en-puzzling-en-verb-5v7b0XVd

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for puzzling meaning in All languages combined (5.1kB)

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      "word": "pōkīkī"
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      "word": "forunderlig"
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      "word": "desconcertante"
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