flummox
verb (used with object)
flummoxing
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present participleof flummox.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The words come fast and furious and flummoxing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025
Lightly regarded during the preseason, the Huskies won their first 14 games, only to lose six of eight during a flummoxing midseason swoon.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 4, 2023
Murray passed for 277 yards and rushed for 28 more while flummoxing the Vegas defense with his elusiveness.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2022
More than a month ago, when Olympic rosters were still coming into view, Sweden’s coach offered a plain-spoken assessment of a field whose fluidity and mystery were flummoxing men’s hockey executives around the world.
From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2022
Kyogo feigned to shoot, flummoxing Miha Blazic, before switching the ball from right foot to left and finding the bottom corner.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2021
