Adjective : a puzzling answer. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : Did you do the puzzle in the newspaper today?. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : Her attitude puzzles me. ,The problem puzzled him for weeks. From Dictionary.com.
Even more puzzling is the notion that the CAP can be reformed. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-05-27] Reference
What's puzzling is why the rest of the world still wants to hold its money as a reserve currency. From Wordnik.com. [Jeffrey Rubin: Quantitative Easing Is Just Devaluation] Reference
If you send this publicly you will not succeed in puzzling her; perhaps we would better send it anonymously. From Wordnik.com. [Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan] Reference
The indifference to Jim Crow and women's disenfranchisement is repulsive, yes, but this one is just plain puzzling. From Wordnik.com. [Deadwood as the model of a Conservatives Utopia] Reference
What future historians will find most puzzling is why its supporters wanted this jerry-rigged set of tangled lines and ill-patched sails. From Wordnik.com. [Economics] Reference
And, even more puzzling is the invocation of statements by Jonathan Cohen, an evidence teacher for goodness sake, based on what must be hearsay. From Wordnik.com. [Discourse.net: UF Law Professor Files Sex/Race Discrimination Lawsuit] Reference
Also, certain puzzling features of many religions, such as dietary restrictions and distinctive dress, make perfect sense once they are viewed as tools to ensure group solidarity. From Wordnik.com. [Is God an Accident?] Reference
Stylus-based word puzzling sequel to arrive in the autumn. From Wordnik.com. [SpawnPoint - Gaming News Feed] Reference
Yes, she had been called puzzling as a child, but she didn't like it one bit. From Wordnik.com. [Somewhere in Red Gap] Reference
People often find the origin of this phrase puzzling -- wouldn't an exception disprove the rule?. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy] Reference
What’s puzzling is why he thought Lohan was the right person to reinvigorate the brand in the first place. From Wordnik.com. [Quelle horreur! Lindsay Lohan's disastrous Paris debut | EW.com] Reference
“We met for brunch and puzzling, which is how I found out that I made out with Dan in front of everyone.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Hookup Handbook] Reference
What’s puzzling is that anyone would feel the need to invent new facts when the reality was already pretty sordid. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Another Item on the SEIU Protest] Reference
The writing is on the wall for Joost: The company just fired its CTO under what can only be described as puzzling circumstances. From Wordnik.com. [Five Ways to Save Joost] Reference
Second and even more puzzling is that the foul-weather Austrians don’t seem to draw the natural conclusion from their own analysis. From Wordnik.com. [Foul Weather Austrians « Isegoria] Reference
She is a gold medalist in puzzling!!. From Wordnik.com. [Wordless Wednesday – PUZZLE « Bored Mommy] Reference
Holomisa described South Africa's foreign policy as "puzzling". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Update Matt Yglesias has more on Ford's "puzzling" Senate candidacy here and here. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Will Harold Ford Stand Up For Union Employees’ Jobs And Health Benefits Over Bank Bonuses?] Reference
JEFFREY TOOBIN, CNN LEGAL ANALYST: Frankly, Wolf, I find it kind of puzzling that he's doing that. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 14, 2003] Reference
He snorted softly to himself, wondering if their "puzzling" would leave them even more open to white wizards. From Wordnik.com. [The Chaos Balance]
Far from being "puzzling," her remark -- as devoid of taste and compassion as it was -- also happened to be dead-on. From Wordnik.com. [Frank Lin: America Doesn't Care About Poor People] Reference
However, her view that the book is "puzzling" and presents "nothing new" about Nightingale's life is itself perplexing. From Wordnik.com. [Florence Nightingale: An Exchange] Reference
The findings were "puzzling" and could simply be a result of chance, according to Dr. Czajkowski, but worth further study. From Wordnik.com. [Will Treating Depression Treat Heart Disease?] Reference
An explanation that Earth Island Journal found "puzzling", since. From Wordnik.com. [Qwaider Planet] Reference
Update Matt Yglesias has more on Ford's "puzzling" Senate candidacy here. From Wordnik.com. [Center for American Progress Action Fund] Reference
More than half of Florida's school districts sent information about "puzzling,". From Wordnik.com. [SplicedFeed] Reference
Many other school districts in Florida are worried about the same thing: that "puzzling" and. From Wordnik.com. [SplicedFeed] Reference
This decision to get involved now is "puzzling" given WVUH-East's previous actions, he said. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal] Reference
It was the kind of puzzling situation old master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock would have loved. From Wordnik.com. [Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
He said it's "puzzling" as to why people choose not to adhere to the restrictions and hurt his business. From Wordnik.com. [coloradoan.com - Local News] Reference
I found this kind of puzzling until I read Gaiman's afterward, and learned that Sandman was a minor DC Comics character. From Wordnik.com. [I Will Dare] Reference
Yet old V.V. was kind of puzzling at times, as now; wild-talking, then kind of reserved all of a sudden, like pulling down a shade on you. From Wordnik.com. [V. V.'s Eyes] Reference
USA 'an enigma' says Harris Tweed company chairman market as "puzzling" after selling little fabric to what should be its biggest importer. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Photown News] Reference
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