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Puzzle over   /pˈəzəl ˈoʊvər/   Listen
Puzzle over

verb
1.
Try to solve.






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"Puzzle over" Quotes from Famous Books



... the tobacco factory buildings he was surprised to find that Herr Linke was nowhere in sight. The man was an enigma, a curious mixture of desperado and buffoon, but his sudden disappearance without a word of thanks, apology or explanation, gave Renwick something to puzzle over as he made his way to the bridge. Its possible significance escaped him until he had reached the river, when, a thought suddenly occurring to him, he put his hand into the breast pocket of his coat, feeling for the note from Marishka. It was gone! He hunted, feverishly, one pocket after another, ...
— The Secret Witness • George Gibbs



Words linked to "Puzzle over" :   think, cogitate, cerebrate



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