The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:Baffling \Baf"fling\ (b[a^]f"fl[i^]ng), a. Frustrating; discomfiting; disconcerting; as, baffling currents, winds, tasks. -- Baff"ling*ly, adv. -- Baff"ling*ness, n. [1913 Webster]