Befuddle Vocab Blog due Thurs. @ 11:59 p.m.

4/14/2013

Our vocabulary blog word this week is befuddle.

As
defined
by Merriam-Webster,

befuddle,
an verb, means "to make someone unable to think clearly."

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83 Comments

AM6

4/15/2013 05:11:20 am

The teacher expects the critical thinking question to befuddle most of the students. This sentence makes sense because the teacher expected the class to be confused over the difficult question.

AP7

4/15/2013 05:11:38 am

The girl befuddled the teacher with her question. This sentence makes sense because the girl asked a hard question which made the teacher think unclearly.

km7

4/15/2013 06:02:07 am

The riddle befuddled me. Befuddled makes sense in this sentence because the riddle confused me.

kg8

4/15/2013 07:12:09 am

I was befuddled after learning the results of my math test. This sentence makes sense because the person was so excited about their math quiz they couldn't think clearly.

ET7

4/15/2013 08:07:34 am

The wise man befuddled the intruder with his tricky riddles. Befuddled makes sense in this sentence because the wise man made the intruder unable to think clearly with his riddles.

PN7

4/15/2013 08:08:37 am

Mr. Daffey’s thoughts were befuddled due to the high amount of alcohol that was consumed that night. Befuddled makes sense here because too much alcohol causes unclear thinking.

Sa6

4/15/2013 08:46:25 am

The befuddlement of Dr. Jacobson in the morning made him run more tests on his patient. The word befuddlement in this sentence means Dr. Jacobson was unable to think clearly in the morning to diagnose his patient.

ALH7

4/15/2013 09:24:07 am

The trick question on the test left the girl befuddled. This sentence makes sense because the girl wasn't able to think clear enouhg to get the answer.

MR7

4/15/2013 09:59:37 am

A hard blow to the head could give a person a concussion, which may befuddle them. The word befuddle can be used in this situation because a concussion could affect the brain and thought processing.

MH6

4/15/2013 10:03:26 am

I was very befuddled when I learned the new math unit. The word makes sense because I was very confused when I learned the new math unit.

KFM7

4/15/2013 10:20:47 am

When my sister saw Justin Bieber, she was befuddled and fainted. This makes sense because she was so overwhelmed by his face that she couldn't think clearly and then fainted.

as7

4/15/2013 10:33:24 am

I became very befuddled when my friend reminded me of the homework that was due Monday.
Befuddle makes sense because I was unable to think clearly when I remembered how much homework I still had to do.

EL8

4/15/2013 10:48:13 am

The teacher befuddled the boy when he went too fast. This makes sense because the teacher confused the boy when he went too fast.

IH6

4/15/2013 11:43:27 am

He drank so much alcohol that his thoughts became befuddled. This sentence makes sense because this person is not able to think clearly, due to the high level of alcohol.

NB6

4/16/2013 05:45:36 am

My sister was befuddled when she saw a dog that looked like a lion. Befuddle makes sense in this sentence because my sister was confused by what she saw.

vv8

4/16/2013 06:07:49 am

The expert level sudoku puzzle befuddled me; every number I filled in I later had to erase. This makes sense because the sudoku puzzle was confusing and made it difficult to think straight.

zhahn118

4/16/2013 06:25:56 am

After he hit himself in the head on accident, he had befuddled himself because he had a headache. Befuddle makes sense because when you have a headache you can't think clearly.

mb120

4/16/2013 06:32:30 am

The unusual behavior of the dog I was writing research about befuddled me. The sentence makes sense because the dog's behavior confused me.

DG8

4/16/2013 07:14:21 am

I befuddled my grandmother when I told her a crazy riddle. It makes sense because I confused her with the riddle.

EB6

4/16/2013 07:35:37 am

Jhon's riddle was quite clever ,and hard that it befuddled the thinker.
This word makes sense in this sentence because the person trying to guess the riddle ,but he was unable to think clearly.

Mr. Fodor

4/16/2013 10:58:01 am

Spelling

AH7

4/16/2013 07:39:48 am

The idea that her best friend stole her bike befuddled her for the whole school day. This sentence makes sense because the idea that her best friend stole her bike made her not able to think straight during school.

jh7

4/16/2013 07:55:37 am

All the talking befuddled me during the tests.

Mr. Fodor

4/16/2013 11:04:20 am

Does not have a sentence explaining the use of the word.

AV7

4/16/2013 09:17:30 am

Sometimes my sister befuddles my dad when he is working by asking him a million questions.

Mr. Fodor

4/16/2013 11:02:14 am

Missing the sentence that explains the use of the word.

CH7

4/16/2013 10:05:02 am

The teacher caught me off guard and befuddled me when she asked me what the square root of one hundred and forty-four was. Befuddled makes sense in this sentence, because since the student wasn't paying attention to the teacher and was asked a question, they were unable to think clearly.

GH6

4/16/2013 10:11:10 am

The Rubik's Cube had me completely befuddled. The word befuddled makes sense in this context because the Rubik's Cube confused me and left me unable to solve it.

MC7

4/16/2013 10:11:11 am

The sweepstakes winner was befuddled when he heard the news of his winning. This sentence makes sense because the winner was unable to think clearly when he heard he won.

ANO8

4/16/2013 10:35:12 am

Math tests have always easily befuddled me.
This sentence makes sense because math tests make me unable to think clearly.

LT7

4/16/2013 10:59:32 am

My friend befuddled me when she said a tongue twister so fast I couldn't understand a word she said. Befuddle is used correctly in this sentence because my friend confused me when she said a tongue twister.

AO8

4/16/2013 11:02:19 am

The math equation befuddled Mark. This sentence makes sense because the math equation confused him and made him unable to think clearly.

ES8

4/16/2013 11:25:17 am

My reading test befuddled me. Befuddle makes sense in this sentence because I was confused and unable to think clearly while taking the reading test

kb7

4/16/2013 01:00:32 pm

My new math teacher befuddled me when he was teaching the lesson.
This makes sense because its saying i didnt uderstand and how I was confussed about what the teacher was teaching.

Mr. Fodor

4/17/2013 11:49:41 am

Check spelling.

EB7

4/16/2013 10:02:48 pm

I befuddle people by saying what or why many times after asking a question. This makes sense because they they always say what or why because they are confused.

BC6

4/17/2013 06:20:58 am

My brother befuddled me when he asked me one of his math questions. This makes sense because my brother confused me with one of his hard math questions.

kcm7

4/17/2013 07:30:21 am

My thoughts became befuddled when I tried to do my math homework late at night. Befuddled makes sense in this sentence because my thoughts became unclear and I could not think well late at night.

HS7

4/17/2013 07:47:30 am

The crossword puzzle had me entirely bedfuddled. Bedfuddle makes sense in this sentence because the crossword puzzle made me unable to think clearly.

TP8

4/17/2013 07:58:59 am

I was befuddled when i scored what I thought was the winning goal in my soccer. This makes sense because i was so excited that I scored i couldn't think straight.

Mr. FOdor

4/17/2013 11:50:30 am

in my soccer?

BTB6

4/17/2013 08:19:34 am

The map befuddled me when I reached a fork in the road because the map didn't have a fork in the road. Befuddled makes sense in this context because the person was unable to think clearly due to the map's misprint.

GC8

4/17/2013 08:28:29 am

The question on the quiz i took in science befuddled me. It makes scence because the question stumped me and I did not know the answer.

cp6

4/17/2013 08:29:05 am

Mr. Dom expected to befuddle his new employe with complex questions about the business and industry. Befuddle makes sense in this sentence because Mr. Dom expected to make the employe unable to think clearly by making him answer difficult and complex questions.

CN8

4/17/2013 09:21:22 am

The teachers question befuddled the whole class. This makes sense because the question confused everyone.

Mr. Fodor

4/17/2013 11:50:07 am

Apostrophes

VD7

4/17/2013 10:05:38 am

My math homework always befuddles me. This sentence makes sense because my math homework always confuses me.

EH6

4/17/2013 10:20:22 am

After drinking the sea water the man became befuddled. Befuddled makes sense here because the man was not able to think clearly.

SH6

4/17/2013 10:49:03 am

Jonas was befuddled with his math homework, specifically the critical thinking part. This sentence makes sense because he was confused when he got to the critical thinking of his math homework.

BK8

4/17/2013 01:27:38 pm

The question about the science befuddled me. Befuddled makes sense in this sentence because the question confused me.

AT7

4/17/2013 01:28:43 pm

The teacher befuddled me when she was talking fast. Befuddled makes since in the sentence because she was talking fast and I couldn't think clearly.

SS6

4/17/2013 10:05:40 pm

The diffcult math problem befuddled me. This makes sense in this context because it is explaining how the hard math question confused me.

JT6

4/18/2013 05:37:26 am

My sister was befuddled when I told her One Direction was coming to town. Befuddle makes sence in this sentence because my sister loves One Direction and she was unable to think clearly when I told her.

vv6

4/18/2013 06:06:14 am

I was befuddled with the question my teacher asked me. Befuddled makes sense in my sentence because I was confused with the qustion my teacher asked me.

OS8

4/18/2013 06:12:41 am

Aiden befuddled Lucy with his confusing question. Befuddle makes sense in this sentence because it means to make someone unable to think clearly.

JP6

4/18/2013 06:21:49 am

The essay question on the test befuddled me. Befuddle makes sense in this sentence because it made me unable to think clearly.

JM8

4/18/2013 06:26:58 am

The question she asked befuddled most of the children. The word befuddle makes sense here because it means to stupefy or confuse.

EH7

4/18/2013 06:44:28 am

My question befuddled the teacher. Befuddled makes sense in this sentence because the my question make it hard for the teacher to answer.

mh8

4/18/2013 06:48:51 am

By asking many questions at once, the students befuddled the teacher. This sentence makes sense because all the students were asking different questions at once which made the teacher unable to think clearly.

KM6

4/18/2013 07:06:51 am

How to make the Chinese dish made me befuddled. Befuddled makes sense in my sentence because it tells that I was confused on how to make the Chinese dish.

GF8

4/18/2013 08:35:20 am

The French homework befuddled me because I couldn't translate the sentence to English. This sentence makes sense because the French homework confused me.

JT7

4/18/2013 08:36:56 am

Tony was befuddled by Frank's question. The word makes sense because Tony could not come up with the answer to the questions.

ER8

4/18/2013 08:43:57 am

Someone befuddled me before I was tested by spinning me in circles, making me dizzy and confused. Befuddle makes sense in this sentence because someone made me dizzy and confused.

BB6

4/18/2013 09:04:02 am

I am often befuddled when people talk to me while i am doing homework. The word befuddled makes sense in this sentence because I cannot think clearly when people are talking to me and I am doing homework.

jj8

4/18/2013 09:10:07 am

Mr. Fodor befuddled me by a question in which I had no idea what the answer was. The sentence makes sense because Mr. Fodor made me not think clearly to answer the question.

LG6

4/18/2013 11:01:17 am

I was befuddled when I saw Taylor Swift in person.
This sentence makes sense because, I could not think clearly because of all the excitement.

EM6

4/18/2013 11:50:37 am

The history essay question befuddled me. It makes sense because I could not think of the right answer.

MW6

4/18/2013 12:01:03 pm

Claire was befuddled by the results of her history quiz. Befuddled makes sense in this sentence because she was unable to comprehend her bad grade.

KK6

4/18/2013 12:02:02 pm

I took my history test and was befuddled by the person sitting in front of me because they were tapping their foot. Befuddled makes sense in this sentence because I could not think cleary during my test.

cw8

4/18/2013 12:08:13 pm

I was befuddled after a Spanish-speaking man tried to ask me a question.
I was confused because I do not speak Spanish.

cm6

4/18/2013 12:11:45 pm

When the teacher was talking too quickly, I became befuddled. This makes sense because I was unable to think clearly with the teacher explaining things too quickly.

HV8

4/18/2013 12:11:48 pm

The math question befuddled the student because it was so complex. This sentence makes sense because the hard question caused the student to think unclearly.

SS7

4/18/2013 12:12:00 pm

I befuddled over my math homework for hours, so I decided to ask my teacher. This sentence makes sense because I was very confused on how to do my math homework.

MW6

4/18/2013 12:34:57 pm

Claire was befuddled by the score of her history test. This makes sense in this sentence because she couldn't comprehend her low score,

mk8

4/18/2013 09:33:15 pm

I was befuddled by the behavior of the baby.Befuddle in this sentence makes sense because I was confused why the baby behaved that way.

OA8

4/18/2013 10:06:59 pm

All of these questions befuddled me. Befuddled works in my sentence because it is saying that all these questions made me not think clearly.

jd8

4/21/2013 12:04:09 pm

The Sudoku game had me befuddled after trying several times and failing. Befuddle belongs in this sentence because the game had me frustrated and confused.

sj6

4/21/2013 12:11:41 pm

Sometimes the English homework befuddles me and I have to take a break to think clearly.
This word makes sense in this context because the English homework causes me to get confused and not think straight sometimes.

MS6

4/22/2013 07:00:58 am

I was befuddled because of the immense amount of homework that was given over the weekend. This sentence makes sense because i was unable to think clearly because of the immense amount of homework that was given over the weekend.

gk7

4/22/2013 07:16:29 am

The magician befuddled the audience when he made the woman disappear. Befuddled makes sense in the sentence because the magician confused the audience.

BR7

4/22/2013 12:15:50 pm

The Greek gods liked to befuddle humans with their riddle like prophesies. The word befuddle makes sense in this context because most of the Greek gods enjoyed confusing humans with their prophesies.

MF8

4/24/2013 06:16:09 am

The hard math problem kept me befuddled for many minutes. This makes sense because the math question was hard enough to keep me confused for minutes.

RR6

4/28/2013 11:16:41 am

The toy befuddled the puppy because of its complexity. This makes sense because the complicated toy confused the puppy.

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