Puzzled

Word PUZZLED
Character 7
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Pronunciations /ˈpʌ.zl̩d/

Definitions and meanings of "Puzzled"

What do we mean by puzzled?

To perplex (someone).

To think long and carefully, in bewilderment.

To make intricate; to entangle.

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The word "puzzled" in example sentences

The phrase puzzled me since my father was so fastidious about not touching anyone. ❋ Diane Leslie (1999)

He looked in at me, his expression puzzled and concerned, just as I had felt the day I had stared in at him and David. ❋ Nancy Pickard (1994)

He kept his expression puzzled as he searched his mind for a lie. ❋ Patricia MacDonald (1983)

She pushed away from him after a moment and looked straight into his eyes, her expression puzzled, but not unkind. ❋ Thomas Martin (2012)

Wearing a plain cotton T-shirt and a long, casual skirt with sandals, Piper folded her arms, her expression puzzled. ❋ Diana G. Gallagher (2001)

She glanced over her shoulder at her two friends, her expression puzzled. ❋ Janet Dailey (1984)

Being "puzzled" is nothing new for the current administraion in the White House. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Grassley aides remain puzzled as to why she would offer her help, then refuse to do what the veteran senator thought was most beneficial to his bid for a sixth Senate term. ❋ Taylor Marsh (2010)

The Washington Post carried a cartoon showing him puzzling over a paper titled “Theory of Relativity” while Einstein puzzled over one on the “Theory of Normalcy,” which was the name Harding had given to his governing philosophy. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The worm's eye view photo taken on a New York City sidewalk in 1974 that includes a woman's smart high leather boots, a Great Dane's forelegs, and a Chihuahua on a leash wearing a sweater, a knit tam and an expression of puzzled innocence, is the classic of Mr. Erwitt's many humorous dog photos. ❋ William Meyers (2011)

I have been puzzled from the outset at the lack of national intereest in this campaign. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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