Unscramble baffle

Definition of baffle

noun:

• a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy. Synonyms: baffle board.

verb:

• be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!", "Got me--I don't know the answer!", "a vexing problem", "This question really stuck me". Synonyms: amaze, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex.
• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge", "foil your opponent". Synonyms: bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart.
• check the emission of (sound). Synonyms: regulate.

Related words

dash, diffuser, diffusor, disappoint, elude, escape, riddle, ruin, stump.

Words nearby

baffled, raffle, waffle.

Rhymes with

raffle.