- present participle of bewilder.
bewildering
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Bewildering and overwhelming the opposition is certainly among the goals, but it’s important to grasp the method behind the madness.
From Salon • Oct. 5, 2025
Bewildering as 9/11 was, TV news became even more frenetic and cluttered in its wake.
From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2021
Bewildering, still, that Radiohead composed this monstrous ballad for Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 flick Romeo + Juliet, partly because it’s a high-stakes blockbuster of its own.
From The Guardian • Jan. 23, 2020
The Bewildering Art of the Air Kiss An expatriate's memoir explains how this is no longer your parents’ Paris.
From Slate • May 5, 2012
Bewildering is the sense of space and atmosphere we obtain here, as we look straight down into the clifts below, or allow the eye to wander over the vast panorama stretching around.
From The Roof of France by Betham-Edwards, Matilda
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