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    puzzling

    US /ˈpʌzlɪŋ/

    ・

    UK /'pʌzlɪŋ/

    A2
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo be a challenge to understand; confuse
    He found her sudden disappearance to be puzzling
    adj.AdjectiveChallenging to explain or understand
    Your directions to the house are puzzling
    v.i.Intransitive VerbTo think about a problem or question in order to find an answer or understand something.
    She was puzzling over what to wear to the party.

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    Why Zelenskyy reversed course on anti-corruption reform | DW News

    16:43Why Zelenskyy reversed course on anti-corruption reform | DW News
    • And so I think it's, to me, puzzling that he would, that President Zelensky would not have anticipated this type of response.

      And so I think it's, to me, puzzling that he would, that President Zelensky would not have anticipated this type of response.

    • And so I think it's, to me, puzzling that President Zelenskyy would not have anticipated this type of response.

      And so I think it's, to me, puzzling that President Zelenskyy would not have anticipated this type of response.

    B1

    Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Official Trailer

    02:09Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Official Trailer
    • ♫ What's puzzling you is the nature of my game ♫

      ♫ What's puzzling you is the nature of my game ♫

    B1

    Trump’s Tariff Math Explained

    06:04Trump’s Tariff Math Explained
    • I think that when when when we figured out that that was a little puzzling.

      I think that when when when we figured out that that was a little puzzling.

    • I think that when we figured out that, that was a little puzzling.

      I think that when we figured out that, that was a little puzzling.

    B1

    Jane Eyre Audiobook by Charlotte Bronte | Audiobooks Youtube Free | Part 1

    15:23Jane Eyre Audiobook by Charlotte Bronte | Audiobooks Youtube Free | Part 1
    • as the drawing-room at Gateshead, but comfortable enough. I was puzzling to make out the subject

      as the drawing-room at Gateshead, but comfortable enough. I was puzzling to make out the subject

    • in my hand, puzzling over a sum in long division, my eyes, raised in abstraction to the window,

      in my hand, puzzling over a sum in long division, my eyes, raised in abstraction to the window,

    B2

    Germany's Merz: US 'peace plan' needs Ukraine agreement | DW News

    10:32Germany's Merz: US 'peace plan' needs Ukraine agreement | DW News
    • And this is really puzzling.

      And this is really puzzling.

    • And this is really puzzling.

      And this is really puzzling.

    B1

    Part 1 - A Room with a View Audiobook by E. M. Forster (Chs 01-07)

    41:39Part 1 - A Room with a View Audiobook by E. M. Forster (Chs 01-07)
    • His answer was puzzling: "I shall probably want to live."

      His answer was puzzling: "I shall probably want to live."

    B1

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Audiobook by Lewis Carrol

    44:09Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Audiobook by Lewis Carrol
    • Besides, SHE'S she, and I'm I, and--oh dear, how puzzling it all is!

      Besides, SHE'S she, and I'm I, and--oh dear, how puzzling it all is!

    • And she kept on puzzling about it while the Mouse was speaking, so that her idea of the

      And she kept on puzzling about it while the Mouse was speaking, so that her idea of the

    B1

    Conan O'Brien Delivers Dartmouth's Commencement Address

    24:33Conan O'Brien Delivers Dartmouth's Commencement Address
    • K, Special K, JK Rowling, the Just Kidding Kimster, and most puzzling, "Stinky Pete."

      K, Special K, JK Rowling, the Just Kidding Kimster, and most puzzling, "Stinky Pete."

    • Rowling, the just-kidding Kimster, and most puzzling, Stinky Pete.

      Rowling, the just-kidding Kimster, and most puzzling, Stinky Pete.

    B1

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Audiobook by Lewis Caroll, Complete, Full cast & Unabridged

    32:04Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Audiobook by Lewis Caroll, Complete, Full cast & Unabridged
    • oh dear, how puzzling it all is! I'll try if I know all the things I used to know. Let

      oh dear, how puzzling it all is! I'll try if I know all the things I used to know. Let

    • 'but why do you call it sad?' And she kept on puzzling about it while the Mouse was speaking,

      'but why do you call it sad?' And she kept on puzzling about it while the Mouse was speaking,

    B1

    Emile Durkheim on Suicide & Society: Crash Course Sociology #5

    09:37Emile Durkheim on Suicide & Society: Crash Course Sociology #5
    • Like, thinking about the problem of operationalizing variables, and puzzling over how intangible concepts, like social integration or solidarity, can be reflected in things that we can actually measure.

      Like, thinking about the problem of operationalizing variables, and puzzling over how intangible concepts, like social integration or solidarity, can be reflected in things that we can actually measure.

    • Durkheim was also the first in the field to think in terms that we now consider "standard" in sociology, like thinking about the problem of operationalizing variables and puzzling over how intangible concepts like social integration or solidarity can be reflected in things that we can actually measure.

      Durkheim was also the first in the field to think in terms that we now consider "standard" in sociology, like thinking about the problem of operationalizing variables and puzzling over how intangible concepts like social integration or solidarity can be reflected in things that we can actually measure.

    B1