"baffound" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /bæˈfaʊnd/ Forms: baffounds [present, singular, third-person], baffounding [participle, present], baffounded [participle, past], baffounded [past]
Rhymes: -aʊnd Etymology: From blend of baffle + confound. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|baffle|confound|nocap=1}} blend of baffle + confound Head templates: {{en-verb}} baffound (third-person singular simple present baffounds, present participle baffounding, simple past and past participle baffounded)
  1. To perplex; to bewilder.

Inflected forms

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