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confuscating

confuscating is the present participle and gerund of confuscate.

Meaning of confuscate

Verb

confuscate (third-person singular simple present confuscates, present participle confuscating, simple past and past participle confuscated)

  1. To confuse, confound, or perplex.
    Synonyms:
    confusticate
  2. To complicate; to cause confusion.

Questions about confuscating

What is confuscating the present participle and gerund of?
Confuscating is the present participle and gerund of confuscate.

Words near confuscating in the dictionary

  1. confusables
  2. confusably
  3. confuscate
  4. confuscated
  5. confuscates
  6. confuscating
  7. confuscation
  8. confuse
  9. confused
  10. confused deputies
  11. confused deputy

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