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1. • • baffle verb [ T ] uk / ˈbæf. ə l / us / ˈbæf. ə l / to cause someone to be completely unable to understand or explain something: She was completely baffled by his strange behaviour.
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   How many meanings does the verb baffle have?

   • There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb baffle, nine of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised. How common is the verb baffle?

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   What does baffle a person mean?

   • to confuse somebody completely; to be too difficult or strange for somebody to understand or explain baffle somebody His behaviour baffles me. be baffled (as to) why, how, where, etc… I'm baffled as to why she hasn't called. I'm baffled why she hasn't called. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

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   What is a baffle used for?

   • A baffle is a thin flat object which is hung in a flow of liquid or gas to cause partial obstruction. The water is forced to pass under the baffles, slowing down the flow. A number of different baffles are used to promote cross flow. A baffle is a thin flat object which is hung in a flow of liquid or gas to cause partial obstruction.

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   What does baffling mean?

   • Someone or something that baffles can be described as baffling. As a verb, baffle can also mean to deflect or regulate the movement or flow of something, such as gas or light. The word can also be used as a noun referring to a component or part that does this. Example: This door is completely baffling! I can never figure out how to get it unlocked.

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   The meaning of BAFFLE is to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert. How to use baffle in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Baffle.

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   BAFFLE definition: 1. to cause someone to be completely unable to understand or explain something: 2. to cause…. Learn more.

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   Baffle means to confuse, bewilder, perplex, or confound. The word usually implies that such confusion causes someone to come to standstill—that it stumps them or makes them completely bewildered. You might be baffled by a difficult riddle or confusing instructions.

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   baffle. to confuse somebody completely; to be too difficult or strange for somebody to understand or explain. baffle somebody His behaviour baffles me. be baffled (as to) why, how, where, etc…. I'm baffled as to why she hasn't called.

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   BAFFLE meaning: 1. to cause someone to be completely unable to understand or explain something: 2. to cause…. Learn more.

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   There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb baffle, nine of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   A baffle is a thin flat object which is hung in a flow of liquid or gas to cause partial obstruction. The water is forced to pass under the baffles , slowing down the flow. A number of different baffles are used to promote cross flow.