bewilder
verb (used with object)
to confuse or puzzle completely; perplex.
are bewildering
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present progressiveof bewilder.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But if it's so complicated that even efforts at straightforward debunking are bewildering, so it's hard to argue against it.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2023
As a fitness tech reviewer, Peloton’s business woes are bewildering because the company has an excellent product.
From The Verge ● Feb. 8, 2022
Choices for where to turn for the “St. Matthew Passion” are bewildering.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2020
The various features are bewildering, but I eventually manage to add a Jacques Brel song to one of Oscar’s Stories.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2019
Attempts have been made to fix precisely the dates of the different parts, but without success, and the differences of opinion are bewildering.
From Among My Books Second Series by James Russell Lowell
