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- adjective
Confused orperplexed . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
puzzle .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective filled with bewilderment
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Examples
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The phrase puzzled me since my father was so fastidious about not touching anyone.
Fleur De Leigh’s Life of Crime Diane Leslie 1999
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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.
Confession Nancy Pickard 1994
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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.
Confession Nancy Pickard 1994
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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.
Confession Nancy Pickard 1994
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He kept his expression puzzled as he searched his mind for a lie.
Stranger in the House Patricia MacDonald 1983
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She pushed away from him after a moment and looked straight into his eyes, her expression puzzled, but not unkind.
Sarah Thomas Martin 2012
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Wearing a plain cotton T-shirt and a long, casual skirt with sandals, Piper folded her arms, her expression puzzled.
Beware What You Wish Diana G. Gallagher 2001
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She glanced over her shoulder at her two friends, her expression puzzled.
The Lancaster Men Janet Dailey 1984
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She glanced over her shoulder at her two friends, her expression puzzled.
The Lancaster Men Janet Dailey 1984
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She glanced over her shoulder at her two friends, her expression puzzled.
The Lancaster Men Janet Dailey 1984
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