mystify
verb (used with object)
to perplex, puzzle, or baffle; defy the understanding of.
has been mystifying
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present perfect progressiveof mystify (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Though the gaucho thinks he has at last got the clue to what has been mystifying them, like all skilled tacticians he intends for a time keeping it to himself.
From Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco by F.C. Tilney
