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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Even more puzzling is the UFC dropping a heavyweight who’s only 33.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
The firm then pivoted to focus on selling carbon credits, a puzzling, dramatic shift that Forbes chronicled two years ago.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
What’s puzzling is that these truths are even being debated.
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The digging sticks, curved root-slicers, and a handful of somewhat puzzling implements were all found at a lakeshore site called Gantangqing.
—ArsTechnica, 7 July 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
The firm then pivoted to focus on selling carbon credits, a puzzling, dramatic shift that Forbes chronicled two years ago.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
What’s puzzling is that these truths are even being debated.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
The digging sticks, curved root-slicers, and a handful of somewhat puzzling implements were all found at a lakeshore site called Gantangqing.
—ArsTechnica, 7 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for puzzling
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“Puzzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puzzling. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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