baffled
bewildered or perplexed; puzzled: I went to bed shaking my head, completely baffled and amazed at the strange turn the day had taken.
equipped with one or more baffles, or structures to obstruct the movement of fluids, sound, etc.: Any spraying operations shall be done within a baffled or enclosed area of the solvent cleaning machine.
thwarted: “Every anarchist is a baffled dictator,” wrote Mussolini.
the simple past tense and past participle of anticipate.
Origin of baffled
1Other words from baffled
- un·baf·fled, adjective
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How to use baffled in a sentence
It lassoed itself around the baffle and began slowly ascending.
Newfound technique allows some tree snakes to climb wide trees | Maria Temming | February 1, 2021 | Science News For StudentsThe researchers watched hours of video footage to see how well the baffle deterred the brown tree snakes.
Newfound technique allows some tree snakes to climb wide trees | Maria Temming | February 1, 2021 | Science News For StudentsTesting brown tree snake skills could help design better baffles or other tools to protect endangered birds on Guam, Savidge says.
Newfound technique allows some tree snakes to climb wide trees | Maria Temming | February 1, 2021 | Science News For StudentsThat baffled line about the male psyche, delivered by 28-year-old stand-up comedian Yang Li last year, has become a catch-phrase for feminists in China.
“Average-yet-confident”: A comedian coined a Chinese equivalent to “mansplaining” | Jane Li | January 23, 2021 | QuartzUsing a single, large, lasso-like grip allows the brown tree snake to climb wider trees — or baffles, explains study coauthor Bruce Jayne, a biologist at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio.
Brown tree snakes use their tails as lassos to climb wide trees | Maria Temming | January 11, 2021 | Science News
Servis, a general contractor, was baffled by how introverted Stone acted.
Still other critics are baffled that Borges was influenced by such strange and disparate sources.
Borges Had A Genius For Literature But Not Love Or Much Else | Allen Barra | October 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMartin Amis is not baffled by the modern world; he observes it with precision.
Martin Amis Talks About Nazis, Novels, and Cute Babies | Ronald K. Fried | October 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTbaffled by the jargon-heavy consumer information manual, I chatted with Cheryl Luptowski from the NSF consumer affairs office.
Putin said in late April that he was baffled that the Americans were targeting the Russian oligarchs.
Exclusive: Putin Imposes Secret Sanctions on Pro-Gay Obama Campaign Donors | Josh Rogin | May 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere seemed the flavour of some strange authority in her that baffled all approach to the former intimacy.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodAnd he never cared whether she was looking through the glass or whether she was staring, baffled, at the rock.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensThis discovery was one of the great feats of the human mind; it baffled the wits of the best men for thousands of years.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate ShalerTime and again their efforts were baffled by new falls, but always the same persistent eager spirit drove them back to their toil.
The Underworld | James C. WelshBut now daily a fresh recognition of her continued imprisonment, baffled her attempt to look at things with clear eyes.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona Caird
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