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
"Some performances have baffled me and there have been times in domestic games where I have thought this is the worst Rangers team I have ever seen," he explained.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2024
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
But Olympus is largely controlled by its pseudonymous founder, Zeus, whose statements about the business model have baffled industry insiders.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2022
You might think a question like this would have baffled Thwaites.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
