1. present participle of baff; to strike or hit, especially in golf with a baff club
Usage: golf; archaic or dated
2. present participle of baff; to confuse or perplex
Usage: informal; chiefly British

1. the act or instance of striking or confusing
Usage: informal

Examples

• The golfer was baffing the ball down the fairway.
• His cryptic answer left me baffing in confusion.
• The magician's trick was baffing to the audience.
• She kept baffing at the problem until she found a solution.
• The baffing sound of the club echoed across the course.