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puzzles over

puzzles over is the third-person singular simple present indicative of puzzle over.

Meaning of puzzle over

Verb

puzzle over (third-person singular simple present puzzles over, present participle puzzling over, simple past and past participle puzzled over)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To think intensely and deeply about a confusing problem, situation, or question in an effort to understand it or to find a solution.

Questions about puzzles over

What is puzzles over the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puzzles over is the third-person singular simple present indicative of puzzle over.

Words near puzzles over in the dictionary

  1. puzzler
  2. puzzlers
  3. puzzlery
  4. puzzles
  5. puzzles out
  6. puzzles over
  7. puzzles through
  8. puzzlesome
  9. puzzlest
  10. puzzleth
  11. puzzlewit

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