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puzzle over
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb puzzle over has 1 sense
- puzzle over(v = verb.cognition) - try to solve; is one way to cerebrate, cogitate, think
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
THESAURUS
puzzle over
agonize over, apply the mind, be at sea, be uncertain, beat about, doubt, feel unsure, flounder, grope, hammer at, hammer away at, puzzle, question, stew over, think hard, thrash about, wonder, wonder whether
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