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puzzling over

puzzling over is the present participle and gerund 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 puzzling over

What is puzzling over the present participle and gerund of?
Puzzling over is the present participle and gerund of puzzle over.

Words near puzzling over in the dictionary

  1. puzzlewit
  2. puzzlewits
  3. puzzley
  4. puzzling
  5. puzzling out
  6. puzzling over
  7. puzzling through
  8. puzzlingly
  9. puzzlingness
  10. puzzlings
  11. puzzlist

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