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Definitions
Noun
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plural of puzzle

"The box contained three difficult puzzles that kept him busy all evening."

Verb
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Third-person singular simple present indicative form of puzzle

"The riddle puzzles every contestant who tries to solve it."

In plain English: To puzzle means to be confused about something because you cannot figure out what is happening.

"The complex riddle completely puzzled everyone in the room."

Example Sentences
"The complex riddle completely puzzled everyone in the room." verb
"The detective spent hours puzzling over the strange clues left at the scene." verb
"She tried to puzzle out the instructions before attempting to assemble the shelf." verb
"He could not puzzle why his computer had suddenly stopped working during an important meeting." verb
See Also
puzzle piece difficult
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
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