puzzling

ˈpʌzlɪŋ
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Translation of puzzling into German,

Adjective

mysterious

not easily understood or explained
  • Her puzzling behavior made us question her intentions.Ihr rätselhaftes Verhalten ließ uns an ihren Absichten zweifeln.

Noun

mental activity

time spent trying to figure out something confusing
Grübeln Rätseln
  • After much puzzling, she finally solved the mystery.Nach vielem Grübeln löste sie schließlich das Rätsel.
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Synonyms and analogies of puzzling in English

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Examples of puzzling in a sentence

  • His puzzling disappearance remains unsolved.
  • Hours of puzzling over the map still didn’t reveal the hidden trail.
  • A little puzzling was needed to understand the error logs.
puzzle
ˈpʌzəl
Noun
1.

brain teaser

game or problem designed to test ingenuity or knowledge
  • She solved the crossword puzzle in the morning paper..Sie hat das Kreuzworträtsel in der Morgenzeitung gelöst
2.

games

question or problem difficult to solve
  • The math puzzle stumped the entire class.Das Mathe-Rätsel brachte die ganze Klasse zum Staunen.
3.

mystery

person or thing hard to understand
  • He remains a puzzle to his colleagues.Er bleibt für seine Kollegen ein Rätsel.
Verb
1.

confuse

tr.
cause someone to feel confused or perplexed
tr.
  • The question puzzled the students.Die Frage verwirrte die Schüler.
2.

ponder

intr.
think deeply to understand or solve something
intr.
  • She puzzled over the math problem for hours.Sie grübelte stundenlang über das Mathematikproblem.

Expressions with puzzle: examples in English and translations in German

versuchen zu verstehen
He puzzled over the cryptic message left on his desk.
herausfinden
entschlüsseln
She tried to puzzle out the strange message.
lösen
durchdenken
He puzzled through the mystery of the missing keys.
Rätsel
The mystery was like a Chinese puzzle.
Schlüssel zum Rätsel
The key to the puzzle was hidden in the first chapter of the book.
Puzzleteil
I found the last piece of a puzzle under the table.

Translations of "puzzling" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective / Participle
rätselhaftadj.

The painting seemed puzzling, with abstract shapes and colors that confused the critics.

Das Gemälde erschien rätselhaft, mit abstrakten Formen und Farben, die die Kritiker verwirrten.

verwirrendadj.

The discrepancy in the report was puzzling and needed clarification.

Die Unstimmigkeit im Bericht war verwirrend und bedurfte einer Klärung.

verwirrtadj.

The answer to the riddle is as yet unknown, puzzling everyone involved.

Die Antwort auf das Rätsel ist bisher unbekannt und verwirrt alle Beteiligten.

verwirrenderadj.

As you stated them, they were much more puzzling.

Und wie Sie sie dargestellt haben, auch sehr viel verwirrender.

kniffligeadj.

She decided to go after a solution to the puzzling problem.

Sie beschloss, eine Lösung für das knifflige Problem zu verfolgen.

Noun
dasRätselnn.

We derive and simulate a simple model to explain this seemingly puzzling result.

Wir präsentieren und kalibrieren ein einfaches Modell, das dieses scheinbare Rätsel löst.

dieVerwirrungnf.

But they are given a fundamentally new explanation, and this is quite puzzling.

Sie werden nur alle grundlegend neu erklärt und das sorgt für ziemlich viel Verwirrung.

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puzzling: Examples and translations in context

I received a puzzling message without any context, leaving me confused.

Ich erhielt eine rätselhafte Nachricht ohne Kontext, die mich ratlos zurückließ.

Each clue led him closer to solving the puzzling case.

Jeder Anhaltspunkt brachte ihn der Lösung des rätselhaften Falls näher.

A puzzling scent lingered in the air, making her curious about its source.

Ein rätselhafter Duft lag in der Luft und weckte ihre Neugier auf dessen Ursprung.

The autistic condition is puzzling, and not well understood.

Autismus ist rätselhaft und wird noch nicht sehr gut verstanden.

The meaning of the scene remains completely puzzling in its absurdity.

Die Bedeutung der Szene bleibt in ihrer Absurdität vollkommen rätselhaft.

However, many names are far less puzzling than you might think.

Dabei sind viele Namen gar nicht so rätselhaft, wie man denkt.

A puzzling game where gravitons won't make it easy for you.

Eine rätselhafte Spiel, wo gravitons nicht machen es Ihnen leicht.

The secret of these puzzling lines was not clarified until decades later.

Das Geheimnis dieser rätselhaften Linien wurde erst Jahrzehnte später gelöst.

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