befuddle
verb (used with object)
to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments.
is befuddling
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present progressiveof befuddle (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The judges also remark that her decision to use vanilla salt is befuddling and off-putting, adding an overtly saccharine note to an other savory dish.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2023
The opinion is befuddling some legal scholars, who said Congress intentionally left the rest of the law in place.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 16, 2018
The American health-care system is befuddling in so many ways, but the variation in hospital prices is among the most confounding.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2014
More concerning, Haloti Ngata was contained one-on-one by guards Shawn Lauvao and Jason Pinkston, which is befuddling.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2011
Their offensive coordinator was viewed as a head-coaching candidate late last season but his conservative play-calling is befuddling with the amount of weapons the Falcons posses on offense.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2011
