puzzling : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: puzzling	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for puzzling
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
puzzling adj 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" Synonym(s): enigmatic, enigmatical, puzzling lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement" Synonym(s): confusing, perplexing, puzzling
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}.