baffle
verb (used with object)
to confuse, bewilder, or perplex.
have baffled
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present perfectof baffle.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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Since history's most powerful telescope went online in 2022, it has been spotting many extremely bright cosmic objects dubbed "little red dots" in the early universe that have baffled scientists.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Orange and yellow road markings placed along a street to slow down traffic have baffled residents who have compared them to "giant Wotsits".
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2025
In a new white paper published in the Journal of Physics G, Sousa and his co-authors discuss experimental anomalies in neutrino exploration that have baffled researchers.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2024
Massive prehistoric stone structures found in desert landscapes from Saudi Arabia to Kazakhstan have baffled archaeologists for decades.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2023
You might think a question like this would have baffled Thwaites.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
