flummox
IPA: fɫʌmˈɔks
verb
- (intransitive) To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast.
- (intransitive, uncommon) To give in, to give up, to collapse.
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Examples of "flummox" in Sentences
- I have tried the baby surprise several times and it continues to flummox me.
- Facebook and other social networking tools flummox me because there are so many things going on at once.
- Once again, in terms of political theater, the president has managed to flummox both critics and angels alike.
- Mudd could continually flummox Kirk and Spock in a way that further develops the bond of friendship that was introduced in the first film.
- According to the mag, a castmember from the past is making a return to the show … a return that is likely to flummox quite a few viewers, I think:
- That detail might flummox conspiracy theorists trying to figure out whether Fox's shots are secretly favoring the New York Yankees or Philadelphia Phillies, since both are Mets archenemies.
- This day-in-the-life format focuses mostly on OR dramatics, doctor-patient interaction and security issues (which constantly flummox Lexie), but one major love-front development does manage to slip through. —
- Unless a side has the imagination to come at him early with slow bowling as New Zealand did to flummox their opponents in the 1992 competition he could be long since up and running by the time the restrictions come in.
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