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Word: Baffle
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘cheat, deceive’): perhaps related to French bafouer ‘ridicule’ or obsolete French beffer ‘mock, deceive’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbafl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
totally bewilder or perplex
Short Definition:totally bewilder or perplex
Examples:- an unexplained occurrence that baffled everyone
Definition:
restrain or regulate (a fluid, sound, etc.)
Short Definition:restrain or regulate
Examples:- to baffle the noise further, I pad the gunwales
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