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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On the other side, Sánchez matched him step-for-step, flummoxing the Dodgers for the second time this series with six scoreless frames of his own to start the day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
What’s flummoxing about “Spaceman” isn’t what it is, but why it is.
From New York Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
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
Butler threw a stick into the spokes of Houston’s well-oiled machine to start the half, flummoxing the Cougars with a more aggressive defense.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
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
