baffle
verb (used with object)
to confuse, bewilder, or perplex.
has baffled
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present perfectof baffle (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“Today” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie renewed her plea for information regarding her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, whose disappearance nearly six months ago has baffled investigators and left her family searching for answers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The surveillance photos marks the first major development released to the public in the case that has baffled law enforcement experts for more than a week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
The case has baffled police who began investigating after the first newborn baby, Harry, was found wrapped in a blanket in a park in Plaistow early on September 17, 2017.
From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026
In recent months, a string of similar incidents in some of Sydney's leafiest and wealthiest suburbs has baffled a nation rather attached to its bushland.
From BBC ● May 11, 2024
“Not at all,” his father says eventually, one hand going to his ribs, a habitual gesture that has baffled Gogol until now.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
