Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to flummox
Participle: flummoxed
Gerund: flummoxing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | flummox |
| you | flummox |
| he;she;it | flummoxes |
| we | flummox |
| you | flummox |
| they | flummox |
Perfect
| I | have flummoxed |
| you | have flummoxed |
| he;she;it | has flummoxed |
| we | have flummoxed |
| you | have flummoxed |
| they | have flummoxed |
Past
| I | flummoxed |
| you | flummoxed |
| he;she;it | flummoxed |
| we | flummoxed |
| you | flummoxed |
| they | flummoxed |
Pluperfect
| I | had flummoxed |
| you | had flummoxed |
| he;she;it | had flummoxed |
| we | had flummoxed |
| you | had flummoxed |
| they | had flummoxed |
Future
| I | will flummox |
| you | will flummox |
| he;she;it | will flummox |
| we | will flummox |
| you | will flummox |
| they | will flummox |
Future Perfect
| I | will have flummoxed |
| you | will have flummoxed |
| he;she;it | will have flummoxed |
| we | will have flummoxed |
| you | will have flummoxed |
| they | will have flummoxed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | flummox |
| you | flummox |
| he;she;it | flummox |
| we | flummox |
| you | flummox |
| they | flummox |
Perfect
| I | have flummoxed |
| you | have flummoxed |
| he;she;it | have flummoxed |
| we | have flummoxed |
| you | have flummoxed |
| they | have flummoxed |
Imperfect
| I | flummoxed |
| you | flummoxed |
| he;she;it | flummoxed |
| we | flummoxed |
| you | flummoxed |
| they | flummoxed |
Pluperfect
| I | had flummoxed |
| you | had flummoxed |
| he;she;it | had flummoxed |
| we | had flummoxed |
| you | had flummoxed |
| they | had flummoxed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would flummox |
| you | would flummox |
| he;she;it | would flummox |
| we | would flummox |
| you | would flummox |
| they | would flummox |
Perfect
| I | would have flummoxed |
| you | would have flummoxed |
| he;she;it | would have flummoxed |
| we | would have flummoxed |
| you | would have flummoxed |
| they | would have flummoxed |
Imperative
| you | flummox |
| we | Let's flummox |
| you | flummox |
Verbs conjugated like 'flummox'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'flummox'
flox,
flump,
flux,
fluxion,
plummet,
slummock,
summon,
alum,
ammo,
bummle,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to render someone less able to understand
- baffle, befuddle, bewilder, complicate, confuddle, confuse, confuzzle, dazzle, discombobulate, disconcert, dumbfound, flabagast, flabbergast, flabbergaster, jumble, knot, perplex, puzzle
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Uncertain, probably risen out of a British dialect (OED finds candidate words in Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, southern Cheshire, and Sheffield). The formation seems to be onomatopœic, expressive of the notion of throwing down roughly and untidily. [OED]. First use appears c. 1837 in the writings of Charles Dickens.
Sample Sentences
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With United's movement flummoxing the visitors, Berbatov saw his low shot saved well by Ben Foster on his first return to Old Trafford. [2011 January 22, “Man Utd 5 - 0 Birmingham”, in BBC:]