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Definition of
puzzle over phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
puzzle over
phrasal verb
phrasal verb
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Phrasal Verbs
puzzle over/about something
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to think hard about something in order to understand or explain it
Karen puzzled over the question all evening.
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