obfuscate
verb (used with object)
to make unclear or hard to understand, especially deliberately.
was obfuscating
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past progressiveof obfuscate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Lawyers for the group contended that the city was obfuscating to cover up its inadequate efforts to comply with its settlement.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
Badenoch said the prime minister was "obfuscating" and that he owed MPs "an explanation".
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2024
Environmental groups criticized the change, saying JPMorgan was obfuscating its previous targets.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2024
BBC Europe reporter Gavin Lee said that one EU source inside the room told him that some leaders felt she was "obfuscating".
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2019
What he was doing now was obfuscating, an octopus in a cloud of ink.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 14, 2019
