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puzzle over

 

Definitions from WordNet

Verb puzzle over has 1 sense
  1. puzzle over - try to solve
    --1 is one way to
    think, cogitate, cerebrate
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something

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Puzzle Over

Definition:

Verb: to think deeply and at length about something, trying to understand or solve it

Phrasal verb: to be confused or baffled by something

Sense 1:

Verb: to think deeply and at length about something, trying to understand or solve it

Example: She puzzled over the math problem for hours before finally finding a solution.

Sense 2:

Phrasal verb: to be confused or baffled by something

Example: I'm currently puzzling over the instructions for this new gadget.

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