Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic, informal)To think intensely and deeply about a confusing problem, situation, or question in an effort to understand it or to find a solution.

More definitions
  • try to solve

Examples

4 sentences

  1. A puzzled look comes over Tom's face.

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  2. I puzzled over the difficult math problem.

    ruЯ ломал голову над сложной математической задачей. — Ooneykcall

    deIch hab mir den Kopf über dieses mathematische Problem zerbrochen. — mks

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  3. I've been puzzling over it.

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  4. Let's puzzle over Lewis Carroll's Pillow-Problems!

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Forms

puzzles over, puzzling over, puzzled over, puzzled over
Base formpuzzle over · to puzzle over
3rd person singularpuzzles over
Present participlepuzzling over
Past simplepuzzled over
Past participlepuzzled over

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypuzzle over
he, she, itpuzzles over

Past simpleLesson

all personspuzzled over

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave puzzled over
he, she, ithas puzzled over

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill puzzle over

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
putzpuzzleB1puzzlementpwnpygmalion
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