confound
verb (used with object)
have been confounding
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present perfect progressiveof confound.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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For months, the mixed signals have been confounding Wall Street as it tries to forecast future profits and how high interest rates will climb.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2022
Still, his struggles this season have been confounding.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2022
The Bucks’ slow starts and occasional duds have been confounding given the heights they have reached during this postseason run, but they didn’t lack for intensity in Game 5.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2021
The patchwork policies and directives have been confounding in every phase of the coronavirus dating back to early last year, adding to public fears and exhaustion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2021
Either these anomalous trees constitute a link connecting the two great series of the vegetable kingdom, or we have been confounding two distinct groups, owing to imperfect information.
From The Chain of Life in Geological Time A Sketch of the Origin and Succession of Animals and Plants by Sir J. William Dawson
