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puzzle over |
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puzzle over someone or something to consider or ponder. I can't puzzle out the mean—someone or something. Anne is a bit strange. I've spent some time puzzling over her. While I was puzzling over why she had slapped me, she did it again. See also: puzzle 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 somethingSee also: puzzle How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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 roof and south wall is browed right away," continued the man, after pausing for a moment to puzzle over Smilash's meaning. But no sooner had she began to puzzle over it than she burst into a chuckling laugh, holding both her hands against her sides. |
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