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How to use baffle in a sentence

17 example sentences · verb, noun

Baffle means to confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle. Example: “I am baffled by the contradictions and omissions in the instructions.”

Examples of baffle by meaning

verbTo confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.

  • I am baffled by the contradictions and omissions in the instructions.
  • They were baffled as to how the confusion could have arisen.

verbTo expend effort or struggle in vain.

  • The ship, baffling with the winds, moved not an inch.

nounA device used to dampen, muffle, restrain, or otherwise control the movement of a fluid, or waves travelling through a...

  • Tanker trucks use baffles to keep the liquids inside from sloshing around.

nounA device to prevent the spreading of sound or light.

  • At Hackney Downs, the sun baffle and overhanging eaves completely shade the signal room from direct sunlight, and the whole of the sky down to the horizon is hidden from the signalman's view.1960 May, “New Signalboxes at Hackney Downs and Barking”, in Railway Magazine, page 309

More sentences with baffle

  • The arteries become clogged with substances that still baffle medical experts.2011, Billy Graham, The Holy Spirit: Activating God's Power in Your Life. From the entry unclog
  • My patients laud qigong as a stressbuster and cure for pesky chronic symptoms that baffle doctors.2004, Judith Orloff, Positive Energy, page 112. From the entry qigong
  • She has become very Puritanical, his daughter, and it baffles him, her strict views on religion.1996 April, Allegra Goodman, “The Four Questions”, in Commentary, volume 101, number 4. From the entry puritanical
  • Baffles me how anyone can accuse gendercrits of lacking compassion.2020 September 9, SophieXY (@SophieXY44), Twitter. From the entry gendercrit
  • Difficulty handling the "baffle gabble." Should one agree or disagree with statements wife makes that have no sense or reality.1999, David Lawrence Purcell, Effects on Spouses of Caring for a Partner With Dementia, University of Alberta, via Library and Archives…. From the entry baffle gabble
  • This is achieved by installing antisneakage baffles in the top, bottom, hoppers, and sides of the precipitator casing.1997, William L. Heumann, Industrial air pollution control systems, page 486. From the entry antisneakage
  • Some people call these esoteric languages gobbledygook; I call them bafflegabble, because they are gabble and they do often baffle us.1978 November 18, Richard Roberts, “The Queen's English”, in Edmonton Journal, via Newspapers.com, retrieved 18 Aug 2026, page D2. From the entry bafflegabble
  • Antisneakage baffles usually are placed to force the sneakage flow to mix with the main gas stream for collection in later sections.2000, Wayne T. Davis, Air pollution engineering manual. From the entry antisneakage
  • Today, hydraulic waveless mattresses contain foam or vinyl inserts or compartmentalized baffles, small vinyl chambers with holes inside that control the flow of water.1986 August 28, Patricia Leigh Brown, “17 YEARS OF THE WATER BED: A SOCIAL HISTORY; CHECKING OUT REFINEMENTS”, in The New York Times…. From the entry waveless
  • But then you better have some time-phased goals so you can judge whether or not you are getting your money's worth because otherwise you will get baffle gabble.2000 April 12, Henry Sokolski, The Wassenaar Arrangement and the Future of Multilateral Export Controls, United States Government Printing…. From the entry baffle-gabble
  • Given the investment cost of a modern high end automobile it baffles me how auto makers can justify sticking customers with dinojuice just to save a few bucks.1998 November 14, Gabriel Field, “Re: Synthetic Motor Oils”, in alt.autos.subaru (Usenet). From the entry dinojuice
  • It took a pulmonary valvotomy and a patch closure of a ventricular septal defect, for starters, not to mention an intra-atrial baffle operation for transposition using extracorporeal circulation.1982 December 7, Field News Service, “Medical insurance creates dilemma”, in The Vidette-Messenger, Valparaiso, Ind., →OCLC, page 20…. From the entry intra-atrial

Meaning of baffle

  1. verb To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.
  2. verb To defeat, frustrate, or thwart (someone or their efforts, plans, etc.); to confound, to foil.
  3. verb Of weather or wind: to hinder or prevent (a ship or its crew) from advancing.

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Questions about baffle in a sentence

How do you use baffle in a sentence?
Baffle is used as a verb and noun. For example: “I am baffled by the contradictions and omissions in the instructions.”
What is a short sentence with baffle?
“Baffles me how anyone can accuse gendercrits of lacking compassion.”
What does baffle mean?
Baffle means to confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.

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