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  • adverb In a bewildered manner; with puzzlement.

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  • adverb in a bewildered manner

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Examples

  • Then Gletkin would clear his voice and shove his cuffs into place; and Rubashov would rub his pince-nez on his sleeve and nod bewilderedly and drowsily; for he had identified the tempter with that dumb partner whom he had believed already forgotten, and who had no business in this room, of all places: the grammatical fiction ...

    Autumn Thomas Plastino Martin 2010

  • "Using her hands to push herself into a sitting position, she added bewilderedly, "Why am I lying on the floor?

    The Cat is a Metaphor 2010

  • Charlie looked from one to the other bewilderedly.

    Arcana Magi - c.1: Oryn Zentharis, Seeker of the Truth 2010

  • So Cuhelyn was reflecting bewilderedly as he untied the ropes that pinioned arms and legs, plucking the knots loose with grim patience with his single hand, and unwound the twisted rugs from about the heaving body.

    His Disposition 2010

  • He looked bewilderedly around the room until his eyes met those of the alien.

    I Don’t Understand ? Jack Varnell 2010

  • In this preview for “War, Inc.”, private contractor John Cusack executes a war for the American government and then watches bewilderedly as a hip-hop star and her entourage invade the country right behind him.

    disney goes to baghdad 2008

  • I watched his eyes blink bewilderedly and then focus on her.

    Renegade's Magic Hobb, Robin 2008

  • I looked bewilderedly from him to Beaumont, who was sitting up, leaning against the wall of the corridor.

    Carnacki, the Ghost Finder 2007

  • Conan glared bewilderedly at the cryptic golden door.

    Wings in the Night Howard, Robert E. 2006

  • As I looked I saw a tall figure moving ghostily among the crumbling tombs, and I shook my head bewilderedly.

    Wings in the Night Howard, Robert E. 2006

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