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Definition of puzzle verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

puzzle

verb
 
/ˈpʌzl/
 
/ˈpʌzl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they puzzle
 
/ˈpʌzl/
 
/ˈpʌzl/
he / she / it puzzles
 
/ˈpʌzlz/
 
/ˈpʌzlz/
past simple puzzled
 
/ˈpʌzld/
 
/ˈpʌzld/
past participle puzzled
 
/ˈpʌzld/
 
/ˈpʌzld/
-ing form puzzling
 
/ˈpʌzlɪŋ/
 
/ˈpʌzlɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. puzzle somebody to make somebody feel confused because they do not understand something synonym baffle
    • What puzzles me is why he left the country without telling anyone.
    Extra Examples
    • This question has puzzled scientists for decades.
    • This is something that has always puzzled me greatly.
    • How they recognized you is what puzzles me.
    • It has always puzzled me that he hasn't won more tournaments.
    Word Originlate 16th cent. (as a verb): of unknown origin.
See puzzle in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee puzzle in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
halfway
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