Puzzled

verb

/ˈpʌ.zl̩d/

Word Frequency: 5.1

Definitions

1.verbTo perplex (someone).

2.verbTo think long and carefully, in bewilderment.

"We puzzled over the curious-shaped lock, but were unable to discover how the key should be inserted."

3.verbTo make intricate; to entangle.

4.adjectiveConfused or perplexed.

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