I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a puzzled/baffled/bewildered expression (= one that shows you are confused or cannot understand something )
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I can still recall Dan’s baffled expression when I asked him for an answer.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The disease has baffled doctors, who are unable to treat it.
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The exact nature of black holes continues to baffle scientists.
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The fact that none of the neighbors ever reported the abuse has baffled authorities.
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We've spent weeks investigating this case and it's got us completely baffled.
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What baffles me is how anyone could escape from the jail in broad daylight.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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The fountain's archer is one of the city's top attractions, a status that baffles all who live here.
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The mysterious phenomenon of long marriage baffled him.
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What baffles me is how few of them can spell.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And it is important to make sure that zips have a generous baffle behind them to prevent cold spots.
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Cheaper bags often have small thin baffles which can flatten away from the zip or none at all.
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Eberle described fish ladders as custom-built, aluminum or wood water chutes with baffles.
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The Osmenas had hung lengths of cloth from the ceiling in overlapping rows as sound baffles.
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The shoulder baffle is easy to adjust and comfortable.