- puzzle over something
- puzzle over (something)
to give a lot of attention and thought to something.
Related vocabulary: tease out something
I puzzled over those words, trying to understand their hidden message.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
puzzle over something
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puzzle over something — ˈpuzzle over/about sth derived to think hard about sth in order to understand or explain it • Karen puzzled over the question all evening. Main entry: ↑puzzlederived … Useful english dictionary
puzzle over — (something) to give a lot of attention and thought to something. I puzzled over those words, trying to understand their hidden message. Related vocabulary: tease out something … New idioms dictionary
puzzle about something — ˈpuzzle over/about sth derived to think hard about sth in order to understand or explain it • Karen puzzled over the question all evening. Main entry: ↑puzzlederived … Useful english dictionary
puzzle over — verb try to solve (Freq. 3) • Hypernyms: ↑think, ↑cogitate, ↑cerebrate • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * ˈpuzzle ˌ … Useful english dictionary
puzzle over — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms puzzle over : present tense I/you/we/they puzzle over he/she/it puzzles over present participle puzzling over past tense puzzled over past participle puzzled over puzzle over someone/something to think hard… … English dictionary
ˈpuzzle ˌover sb/sth — phrasal verb to think hard about something and try to understand it … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
puzzle — [[t]pʌ̱z(ə)l[/t]] puzzles, puzzling, puzzled 1) VERB If something puzzles you, you do not understand it and feel confused. [V n] My sister puzzles me and causes me anxiety. Derived words: puzzling ADJ GRADED His letter poses a number of puzzling… … English dictionary
puzzle — puz|zle1 [ˈpʌzəl] n 1.) a game or toy that has a lot of pieces that you have to fit together →↑jigsaw ▪ a child s wooden puzzle 2.) a game in which you have to think hard to solve a difficult question or problem ▪ a crossword puzzle 3.) [usually… … Dictionary of contemporary English
puzzle — puz|zle1 [ pʌzl ] noun count * 1. ) usually singular someone or something that you cannot understand: puzzle to: She was a puzzle to him. 2. ) a game consisting of many pieces that you have to fit together correctly: a jigsaw puzzle a ) a game… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
puzzle — I. verb (puzzled; puzzling) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1582 transitive verb 1. to offer or represent to (as a person) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve ; challenge mentally; also to exert (as oneself) over such … New Collegiate Dictionary
