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flummoxing

flummoxing is the present participle and gerund of flummox.

Meaning of flummox

Verb

flummox (third-person singular simple present flummoxes, present participle flummoxing, simple past and past participle flummoxed)

  1. (transitive) To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast.
    • With United's movement flummoxing the visitors, Berbatov saw his low shot saved well by Ben Foster on his first return to Old Trafford.2011 January 22, “Man Utd 5 - 0 Birmingham”, in BBC
  2. (intransitive, uncommon) To give in, to give up, to collapse.

Adjective

flummoxing (comparative more flummoxing, superlative most flummoxing)

  1. Confusing, flustering, flabbergasting.

Forms of flummoxing

comparativemore flummoxing
superlativemost flummoxing

Questions about flummoxing

What does flummoxing mean?
Flummoxing means confusing, flustering, flabbergasting.
What is flummoxing the present participle and gerund of?
Flummoxing is the present participle and gerund of flummox.
What part of speech is flummoxing?
Flummoxing is an adjective.

Words near flummoxing in the dictionary

  1. flummoxed
  2. flummoxer
  3. flummoxers
  4. flummoxery
  5. flummoxes
  6. flummoxing
  7. flummoxy
  8. flummux
  9. flummuxed
  10. flummuxes
  11. flummuxing

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