faintly puzzled

Frequency: 5.01.1 per million words

showing a small, subtle sign of being puzzled

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Examples (20)

  • She looked faintly puzzled by his unexpected question.
  • She looked faintly puzzled by his sudden departure.
  • The professor appeared faintly puzzled by the student's answer.
  • He had a faintly puzzled expression on his face as he read the note.
  • He seemed faintly puzzled when she mentioned the meeting.
  • I felt faintly puzzled by the subtle change in her tone.
  • Maria was faintly puzzled by the strange noise upstairs.
  • The detective seemed faintly puzzled by the complete lack of evidence.
  • The detective looked faintly puzzled at the crime scene.
  • A faintly puzzled frown appeared on her forehead for a moment.
  • I felt faintly puzzled by her sudden change of mood.
  • They were faintly puzzled as to why the meeting had been canceled.
  • The child appeared faintly puzzled by the adult conversation.
  • He gave me a faintly puzzled glance before continuing his story.
  • She remained faintly puzzled throughout the entire explanation.
  • She sounded faintly puzzled when I mentioned the unfamiliar name.
  • His expression was faintly puzzled as he read the letter.
  • The complex instructions left him feeling faintly puzzled.
  • The audience looked faintly puzzled by the comedian's joke.
  • There was something faintly puzzled about the way he looked at the map.