puzzle
noun
a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort.
puzzledly
-
a word derived from
puzzle.
Example Sentences
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Eventually, though, Herbie had the presence of mind to drag his sleeping bag outside and shake it hard; he shuddered as four skinny little water snakes blinked puzzledly up into his flashlight beam.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
Tom's dark eyes stared at me more puzzledly than before.
From The Boys and I by Mrs. Molesworth
And while Stanley looked puzzledly after him, Benito charged through a circle of spectators up the hill.
From Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts by Louis J. (Louis John) Stellman
Behind him came a Nautch girl, at whom Umballa gazed puzzledly.
From The Adventures of Kathlyn by Harold MacGrath
His father straightened up and shook his head puzzledly.
From The Rotifers by Robert Abernathy
