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 makes this casting choice more puzzling is that Milo Manheim sings and plays guitar with a rock god’s swagger as the Voice of Johnny.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Yet the care in making sure the reveal went off without a hitch makes the concerns about Armstrong’s associations outside of and prior to joining Linkin Park all the more puzzling.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2024
The third category, which is perhaps the most puzzling, comprises a bona fide enthusiasm for tallow—which, to be fair, makes a delicious french fry.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
The game is unabashedly inspired by the creaky strangeness of PS1-era horror games like Resident Evil and Silent Hill, which famously filled their many empty rooms with puzzling, rusty dread.
—Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 13 June 2024
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Yet the care in making sure the reveal went off without a hitch makes the concerns about Armstrong’s associations outside of and prior to joining Linkin Park all the more puzzling.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2024
The third category, which is perhaps the most puzzling, comprises a bona fide enthusiasm for tallow—which, to be fair, makes a delicious french fry.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
The game is unabashedly inspired by the creaky strangeness of PS1-era horror games like Resident Evil and Silent Hill, which famously filled their many empty rooms with puzzling, rusty dread.
—Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 13 June 2024
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“Puzzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puzzling. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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