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Detailed Synonyms for baffle in English

baffle:

baffle [the ~] nom

  1. the baffle
    the damper; the silencer; the baffle
  2. the baffle
    – a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy 1
    the baffle; the baffle board
    – a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy 1

to baffle verbe (baffles, baffled, baffling)

  1. to baffle
    – check the emission of (sound) 1
    to regulate; to baffle
    – check the emission of (sound) 1
    • regulate verbe (regulates, regulated, regulating)
    • baffle verbe (baffles, baffled, baffling)
  2. to baffle
    – be a mystery or bewildering to 1
    to get; to stick; to beat; to pose; to baffle; to puzzle; to vex; to bewilder; to perplex; mystify
    – be a mystery or bewildering to 1
    • get verbe (gets, got, getting)
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • beat verbe (beats, beated, beating)
      • This beats me!1
    • pose verbe (poses, posed, posing)
    • baffle verbe (baffles, baffled, baffling)
    • puzzle verbe (puzzles, puzzled, puzzling)
    • vex verbe (vexes, vexed, vexing)
      • a vexing problem1
    • bewilder verbe (bewilders, bewildered, bewildering)
    • perplex verbe (perplexes, perplexed, perplexing)
    • mystify verbe
  3. to baffle
    – hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of 1
    to cross; to spoil; to foil; queer; to thwart; to baffle; to frustrate; bilk; scotch
    – hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of 1
    • cross verbe (crosss, crossed, crossing)
    • spoil verbe (spoils, spoiled, spoiling)
    • foil verbe (foils, foiled, foiling)
      • foil your opponent1
    • queer verbe
    • thwart verbe (thwarts, thwarted, thwarting)
    • baffle verbe (baffles, baffled, baffling)
    • frustrate verbe (frustrates, frustrated, frustrating)
      • What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge1
    • bilk verbe
    • scotch verbe

Conjugations for baffle:

present
  1. baffle
  2. baffle
  3. baffles
  4. baffle
  5. baffle
  6. baffle
simple past
  1. baffled
  2. baffled
  3. baffled
  4. baffled
  5. baffled
  6. baffled
present perfect
  1. have baffled
  2. have baffled
  3. has baffled
  4. have baffled
  5. have baffled
  6. have baffled
past continuous
  1. was baffling
  2. were baffling
  3. was baffling
  4. were baffling
  5. were baffling
  6. were baffling
future
  1. shall baffle
  2. will baffle
  3. will baffle
  4. shall baffle
  5. will baffle
  6. will baffle
continuous present
  1. am baffling
  2. are baffling
  3. is baffling
  4. are baffling
  5. are baffling
  6. are baffling
subjunctive
  1. be baffled
  2. be baffled
  3. be baffled
  4. be baffled
  5. be baffled
  6. be baffled
diverse
  1. baffle!
  2. let's baffle!
  3. baffled
  4. baffling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "baffle":

  1. a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy1
  2. check the emission of (sound)1
  3. be a mystery or bewildering to1
  4. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of1

Related Synonyms for baffle