Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Baffling /(băf"flĭng)/ · Baf·fling · IPA /bˈæfəlɪŋ/ 01 a. Frustrating; discomfiting; disconcerting; as, baffling currents, winds, tasks. 1. Frustrating; discomfiting; disconcerting; as, baffling currents, winds, tasks.