Sekirov Dictionary

head-scratching

/ˈhɛdskɹatʃɪŋ/

adjective 1
noun 1
forms 4

adjective1

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Confusing, perplexing, puzzling.
- For someone who professed such deep respect for numbers, Plato certainly used some head-scratching ones in his Atlantis story. The dates don't match up even remotely with ancient history. — 2015

noun1

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Confusion.
- […] Milly got out of her basket to reconsider the matter. It took some deliberation and head scratching to decide the best method; […] — 1869

forms

head scratchings · head-scratchings · more head-scratching · most head-scratching

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