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puzzle over

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puzzle over something
to give a lot of attention and thought to something. I puzzled over those words, trying to understand their hidden message.
Related vocabulary: tease out something
See also: over, puzzle
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To-day I had on my spectacles; her appearance, therefore, was clear to me at the first glance; I had not to puzzle over it.
The Professor by Bronte, Charlotte View in context
"The roof and south wall is browed right away," continued the man, after pausing for a moment to puzzle over Smilash's meaning.
An Unsocial Socialist by Shaw, George Bernard View in context
But no sooner had she began to puzzle over it than she burst into a chuckling laugh, holding both her hands against her sides.
From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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