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puzzling

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The meaning (definition) of the word puzzling

hard to understand and makes you wonder

The word puzzling used in a sentence

“The missing sock was puzzling because I put both in the basket”

Words that mean the same as puzzling (synonyms)

confusingstrange

Words that mean the opposite of puzzling (antonyms)

obvious

How the word puzzling is said around the world

Frenchétrange (ay-TRAHNZH)
Spanishdesconcertante (dehs-kohn-thayr-TAHN-tay)
Mandarin令人困惑 (ling ruhn koon hwaw)
Hindiउलझाने वाला (ul-JHAA-nay WAA-lah)
Arabicمُحَيِّر (mu-HAY-yir)
Russianзагадочный (za-GA-dach-niy)
Portuguese (EU)intrigante (een-tree-GAHN-tuh)
Portuguese (BR)intrigante (een-tree-GAHN-chee)
Japaneseふしぎな (fuu-SHEE-gee nah)
Germanrätselhaft (RAYT-sel-hahft)
Urduحیران کن (hai-RAAN kun)
Punjabiਉਲਝਣ ਵਾਲਾ (ul-JHAN vaa-LAA)
Korean알쏭달쏭한 (ahl-SSOHNG-dahl-ssohng-hahn)
Hebrewמבלבל (meh-vahl-BEL)
Greekπερίεργος (peh-REE-er-ghohs)
Dutchraadselachtig (RAHT-sul-akh-tukh)
Tagalognakapagtataka (nah-kah-pahg-tah-TAH-kah)
Vietnamesekhó hiểu (khaw HEW)
Turkishkafa karıştırıcı (kah-FAH kah-rush-tur-uh-JUH)
Persianگیج‌کننده (geej-ko-NAN-deh)
Polishzagadkowy (zah-gaht-KOH-vih)
Ukrainianзагадковий (zah-HAHD-koh-vihy)
Bengaliধাঁধার মতো (DHAHN-dhar MOH-toh)
Swedishförbryllande (fur-BRUUL-ahn-deh)
Italianinspiegabile (een-spyeh-GAH-bee-leh)

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