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present participle of puzzle
Synonyms & Antonyms of puzzling
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
- it is the cause of the disease that puzzles doctors
Synonyms for puzzling
Words Related to puzzling
- abashing,
- discomfiting,
- disconcerting,
- discountenancing,
- embarrassing,
- fazing,
- flustering,
- mortifying,
- nonplussing
- (also nonplusing),
- rattling
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