American English pronunciation

How to pronounce puzzled

IPA transcription: ['pʌzəld]

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Verb

  • be a mystery or bewildering to

    “This beats me!”

    “Got me--I don't know the answer!”

    “a vexing problem”

    “This question really stuck me”

  • be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide

    “We puzzled over her sudden departure”

Adjective

  • filled with bewilderment

    “at a loss to understand those remarks”

    “puzzled that she left without saying goodbye”

Usage examples

  • But other statements in the letter puzzled me.
  • There was something about the old gentleman which puzzled and rather terrified me.
  • The electrician looked puzzled.
  • For a moment Owen was puzzled.
  • The electrician looked puzzled.
  • There was something about the old gentleman which puzzled and rather terrified me.
  • The electrician looked puzzled.
  • At first he puzzled over something untoward he was sure had happened.
  • The electrician looked puzzled.
  • Alice could only look puzzled: she was thinking of the pudding.