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[ verb ] be a mystery or bewildering to
Examples "This beats me!" "Got me--I don't know the answer!" "a vexing problem" "This question really stuck me" Used in print (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)He seemed puzzled by my question . (Clement Greenberg, "Collage" in his Art and...)Rather than being deceived , the eye is puzzled ; instead of seeing objects in space , it sees nothing more than - a picture . (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)In France he had puzzled the meaning of the great stone monuments men had thrown up to the sky , and always as he wandered , he felt a stranger to their exultation . (Leon Uris, Mila 8....)Peasants puzzled Andrei . (Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)Her first day at work she was puzzled by an entry in the doctor 's notes on an emergency case . |
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[ verb ] be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide
Examples "We puzzled over her sudden departure" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a toy that tests your ingenuity
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