"baffle" meaning in English

See baffle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈbæfl̩/ Audio: en-us-baffle.ogg [US] Forms: baffle [canonical], baffles [third-person, singular], baffled [past], baffled [past, participle], baffling [present, participle]
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  1. When you are baffled by something, it shows that it is confusing.
    Sense id: simple-baffle-en-verb-zuwkW6yy
     
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