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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But the more puzzling sequences are offset by the mindless pleasure of destroying everything in your path, which is also a valid solution for many problems.
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Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 1 July 2025
Some only require smacking a machine with a wrench, while others can be more puzzling at first — like rapidly hitting button prompts to kickstart a fire generator and tossing it into a frozen anomaly without setting yourself on fire.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2025
The description is a bit over the top, but what seems even more puzzling is that the restoration was financed by an industrial shipyard.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
All that said, the this weekend’s Matchday 17 schedule is extremely puzzling, particularly the early portion of it, in which there are two matches that will clash significantly with the UEFA Champions League Final between Paris-St. Germain and Inter Milan.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 1 July 2025
Some only require smacking a machine with a wrench, while others can be more puzzling at first — like rapidly hitting button prompts to kickstart a fire generator and tossing it into a frozen anomaly without setting yourself on fire.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2025
The description is a bit over the top, but what seems even more puzzling is that the restoration was financed by an industrial shipyard.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
All that said, the this weekend’s Matchday 17 schedule is extremely puzzling, particularly the early portion of it, in which there are two matches that will clash significantly with the UEFA Champions League Final between Paris-St. Germain and Inter Milan.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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“Puzzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puzzling. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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