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puzzling
verb
To perplex (someone).
To think long and carefully, in bewilderment.
"We puzzled over the curious-shaped lock, but were unable to discover how the key should be inserted."
To make intricate; to entangle.
noun
Time spent pondering something confusing.
adjective
Difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing; perplexing.
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