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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  puzzle \puz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. puzzled (p[u^]z"z'ld);
     p. pr. & vb. n. puzzling (p[u^]z"zl[i^]ng).]
     1. To perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand;
        to nonplus.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A very shrewd disputant in those points is dexterous
              in puzzling others.                   --Dr. H. More.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He is perpetually puzzled and perplexed amidst his
              own blunders.                         --Addison.
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     2. To make intricate; to entangle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              They disentangle from the puzzled skein. --Cowper.
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              The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate,
              Puzzled in mazes, and perplexed with error.
                                                    --Addison.
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     3. To solve by ingenuity, as a puzzle; -- followed by out;
        as, to puzzle out a mystery.
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     Syn: To embarrass; perplex; confuse; bewilder; confound. See
          Embarrass.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Puzzle \Puz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Puzzled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Puzzling.]
     1. To perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand;
        to nonplus.
  
              A very shrewd disputant in those points is dexterous
              in puzzling others.                   --Dr. H. More.
  
              He is perpetually puzzled and perplexed amidst his
              own blunders.                         --Addison.
  
     2. To make intricate; to entangle.
  
              They disentangle from the puzzled skein. --Cowper.
  
              The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate, Puzzled
              in mazes, and perplexed with error.   --Addison.
  
     3. To solve by ingenuity, as a puzzle; -- followed by out;
        as, to puzzle out a mystery.
  
     Syn: To embarrass; perplex; confuse; bewilder; confound. See
          Embarrass.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  puzzling
       adj 1: not clear to the understanding; "I didn't grasp the meaning
              of that enigmatic comment until much later";
              "prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has
              been disputed for centuries" [syn: enigmatic, enigmatical]
       2: lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity;
          "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone
          who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement" [syn: confusing,
           perplexing]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  puzzling
     Αγγλικά a.
     ακατανόητος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  puzzling
     a.
     Difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing;
  perplexing.
     n.
     Time spent pondering something confusing.
     vb.
     (present participle of en puzzle nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  puzzling
     a.
     Difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing;
  perplexing.
     n.
     Time spent pondering something confusing.
     vb.
     (present participle of en puzzle nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  puzzling
     a.
     Difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing;
  perplexing.
     n.
     Time spent pondering something confusing.
     vb.
     (present participle of en puzzle nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  puzzling
     a.
     Difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing;
  perplexing.
     n.
     Time spent pondering something confusing.
     vb.
     (present participle of en puzzle nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  puzzling
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm p uzzl ing e)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Puzzling /pˈʌzlɪŋ/
  الحيرة

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  puzzling /pˈʌzlɪŋ/
  záhadný