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baffling

English

Verb

baffling

  1. present participle of baffle

Adjective

baffling (comparative more baffling, superlative most baffling)

  1. Puzzling, perplexing, bewildering.
  2. frustrating

Derived terms

  • baffling wind

Translations

Noun

baffling (plural bafflings)

  1. An act of foiling or thwarting.
    • 1831, The Quarterly Review (London)
      [] the contrast of the one determined and still triumphant will of the man, with the transient and vain bafflings of winds or waves, of gods, or monsters []

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gaffling

English

Verb

gaffling

  1. present participle of gaffle

Noun

gaffling (uncountable)

  1. A planning technique for orienteering relay courses whereby individual routes are planned so as to vary slightly and to make following difficult. This means that the competition depends more on navigational skills rather than just physical ability.

References

  • British Orienteering Federation's Event Guideline F for Relay Events, Section 3.

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