puzzling
adjective
puz·zling
ˈpə-zə-liŋ 
ˈpəz-liŋ
: difficult to understand or solve
puzzling symptoms
puzzlingly
adverb
Examples of puzzling in a Sentence
The directions are somewhat puzzling.
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What’s puzzling is that, in both of these severe cases, the virus was not related to the virus that is circulating in cattle.
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Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Maybe the most puzzling part of this trade is Chicago’s role in all of it.
—James Mirtle, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Yet these behemoths’ most puzzling feature is a whip-like tail that can measure as long as the rest of the fish’s body.
—Jack Tamisiea, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
What’s most puzzling about the amount of phosphorus in our galaxy?
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Maybe the most puzzling part of this trade is Chicago’s role in all of it.
—James Mirtle, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Yet these behemoths’ most puzzling feature is a whip-like tail that can measure as long as the rest of the fish’s body.
—Jack Tamisiea, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
What’s most puzzling about the amount of phosphorus in our galaxy?
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Puzzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puzzling. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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