LekhoriLekhoripresent participle and gerund of puzzle
Difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing; perplexing.
Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.[…]A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes.[…]But withal there was a perceptible acumen about the man which was puzzling in the extreme.
Time spent pondering something confusing.
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