flummox
verb (used with object)
had been flummoxing
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past perfect progressiveof flummox.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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When he describes his adjustments, such as crowding the plate against left-handed pitchers who had been flummoxing him with breaking balls, he conveys the details that make baseball so compelling.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 8, 2018
