bewilder
verb (used with object)
to confuse or puzzle completely; perplex.
bewilders
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present tense formof bewilder (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Before grandmother can visit, she is expected to be able to speak to her granddaughter in English — a request that bewilders and aggrieves her, but one that she cannot refuse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
The variety of goals that the Japanese striker scores is astonishing, but all of them have one thing in common - speed of thought that bewilders the unfortunates tasked with the job of marking him.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2023
Basra continually bewilders experts, envoys and residents: How can a relatively stable province so rich in resources rank among the poorest and most under-developed in the country?
From Washington Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
Basra continually bewilders experts, envoys and residents: How can a relatively stable province so rich in resources rank among the poorest and most underdeveloped in the country?
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
Dame Pettigrew, as she hears now this story, now that, is first Whig and then Jacobite, until she bewilders herself and the maids.
From Dramatic Technique by George Pierce Baker
