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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: puzzling (0.01353 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to puzzling.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: puzzle
badek-badekan, teka-teki
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: puzzling
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]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: puzzling
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.
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A very shrewd disputant in those points is dexterous
in puzzling others. --Dr. H. More.
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He is perpetually puzzled and perplexed amidst his
own blunders. --Addison.
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2. To make intricate; to entangle.
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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.
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