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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73 Comments

LS120

4/15/2013 05:16:14 am

One of the medications side effects is that it might befuddle you. Befuddle makes sense because it might make you unable to think clearly.

ID120

4/15/2013 05:26:00 am

The hard test befuddled me when I was trying to complete it.

RC118

4/15/2013 05:49:14 am

The crossword puzzle befuddled him. This makes sense because the crossword puzzle was confusing.

EG120

4/17/2013 10:50:02 am

Since Joe was day dreaming in class, he was befuddled when the teacher called on him.
This makes sense because Joe was confused and could not think straight because he did not know what was going on since he was day dreaming.

KB119

4/15/2013 06:04:56 am

A riddle will usually befuddle the person who is solving it.

This makes sense because it can often confuse someone.

pw119

4/15/2013 06:42:53 am

The man was befuddled while he was taking the exam.

This makes sense because the man was unable to think clearly while he was taking the exam.

AW118

4/15/2013 07:24:01 am

Why North Korea wants to launch a nuclear rocket befuddles me.

This sentence makes sense because it's confusing why North Korea needs to start a war.

Mw 118

4/15/2013 07:46:16 am

The coach was befuddled at the situation.

This makes sense bc he was confused and couldn't think straight.

KS119

4/15/2013 07:56:46 am

Kara made her friend befuddled because she saw her steal from the grocery store.

The word befuddle makes sense in this sentence because Kara is trying to make her friend unable to think clearly about what her friend saw.

cym120

4/15/2013 11:47:21 am

Spring befuddled her in school because she kept looking outside day dreaming. This makes sense here because she was unable to think clearly in school because she was thinking of spring.

ES120

4/15/2013 12:07:09 pm

As the detective asked interrogating questions, the criminal appeared befuddled. Befuddle makes sense un this sentence because it is saying the criminal was speechless.

CS118

4/15/2013 09:16:58 pm

A complex tongue twister will often befuddle the person saying it.

Befuddle makes sense in this sentence because a complex tongue twister can make someone confused or unable to think dearly.

MD119

4/16/2013 05:48:43 am

Joe was befuddled when he was trying to do his math homework after he didn't pay attention in class. This makes sense because he didn't understand how to do his math homework.

jb119

4/16/2013 05:56:50 am

The vocab word this week did not befuddle me.

This sentence makes sense because i clearly understood the vocab word.

LT118

4/16/2013 06:20:32 am

The math equation befuddled me. Befuddled makes sense in this sentence because it is saying that i couldn't think about how to do it.

MR119

4/16/2013 06:23:28 am

The math test today befuddled me for the rest of the afternoon.

The word befuddle makes sense in this sentence because it made me so confused and had my mind drifting and bewildered for the rest of the afternoon.

MM118

4/16/2013 06:54:39 am

The confusing math equation befuddled the students.

This makes sense because the students were confused by the equations.

CF118

4/16/2013 06:58:40 am

The head injury befuddled the player.

This makes sense because he could not think straight after his injury.

MAK119

4/16/2013 07:12:15 am

The celebrity befuddled her because she was so shocked to her. This makes sense because she was so shocked to the point were she couldn't think.

NP119

4/16/2013 07:46:17 am

The sudoku puzzle befuddled the person trying to complete it.

Befuddled makes sense here because it means that the puzzle confused the person and made them unable to think straight, which is what puzzles are designed to do.

NL120

4/16/2013 08:01:29 am

All the noise during play made me befuddled so I couldn't do my homework.

This makes sense because I couldn't concentrate on my homework because there was to much noise.

AB120

4/16/2013 08:01:35 am

I was befuddled by the expression on her face. This makes sense because she was unable to think clearly, because the faces her friend made were very weird.

EZ120

4/16/2013 08:03:21 am

The loud music made Sam befuddled.

This makes sense because she was unable to think properly because the music was distracting and loud.

NS120

4/16/2013 08:09:43 am

When people talk in my class when I am trying to work, they befuddle me.

This makes sense because befuddle means to stop someone from thinking straight and clearly because they are distracting me, which is true.

VW120

4/16/2013 09:23:08 am

I will befuddle you by saying things to confuse you.
This makes sense because you can confuse someone by saying confusing things.

CM120

4/16/2013 09:37:40 am

Joe befuddled Jack by texting him while he was doing his homework. Befuddle makes sense in this sentence because Jack couldn't think clearly because of Joe.

HG118

4/16/2013 09:53:42 am

The suspicious event befuddled the by standers.
This makes sense because the event was suspicious so the viewers couldn't think clearly.

mg119

4/16/2013 11:12:41 am

Susan befuddled her friend on April Fools Day by telling her a joke.

Befuddled makes sense in this sentence because she confused her friend by telling her a joke.

VJW120

4/16/2013 11:36:56 am

I was befuddled while studying when our math teacher told us we were retaking the quiz our entire class failed.

This makes sense because I was so confused about how to study that I couldn't think straight.

MC118

4/16/2013 11:38:06 am

The long math quiz befuddled the entire class. Befuddled makes sense because the math quiz confused the entire class.

DC119

4/16/2013 12:12:02 pm

Seeing a wild boar running through the mall befuddled the man.

This makes sense because a wild boar is not a common sight in a mall.

RF118

4/16/2013 01:00:25 pm

After that swat the defender put on, the offender was befuddled as he stumbled around the court.

Befuddled makes sense in this content because the block was so tenacious it had the offender unable to think clearly thus making his stumble.

ME120

4/16/2013 09:23:26 pm

The new rules will befuddle the class tomorrow.

This makes sense because befuddle means confusing and the rules are new and unfamiliar which may make hard to think.

LC118

4/17/2013 06:09:23 am

The boy was befuddled after the head injury.

This makes sence because befuddled means unable to think clearly/

MS119

4/17/2013 07:28:38 am

The playground monitor was befuddled after the kids left the area.

This makes sense because befuddle means unable to think clearly.

JM 118

4/17/2013 07:58:15 am

He was befuddled after the difficult test.
This makes sense because he was confused as to what to think.

jd118

4/17/2013 08:31:11 am

I was befuddled by how tired I was while in school. This makes sense in the sentence because he was so tired it was hard for him to think clearly in school.

EH119

4/17/2013 09:55:09 am

Sam was befuddled when he saw his best friend cheating on the math test.

JH120

4/17/2013 10:31:15 am

After the war, many soldiers were befuddled on what to do with their time.
The word befuddled makes sense in this sentence because it is stating the soldiers did not know what to do and were not able to think clearly.

jm120

4/17/2013 10:41:00 am

The confusing homework befuddled the new student. This makes sense because the new student had never seen this type of work and it confused him

MH118

4/17/2013 11:28:14 am

Jennie was befuddled when the class asked her so any questions.
This means that Jennie was overwhelmed and couldn't think because the class was asking so many questions.

BW120

4/18/2013 06:49:22 am

I was befuddled when I heard her question.
this sentence makes sense because i was confused by her question

:)

AB119

4/18/2013 07:09:03 am

The girl was befuddled when she had to give a speech in front of the class.

This makes sense because she was unable to think clearly.

aw119

4/18/2013 09:16:38 am

Stella was befuddled when the band mixed up the song lyrics.
This makes sense here because she got confused about the lyrics to the song.

BTM118

4/18/2013 10:43:21 am

When the customer needed change for a ten dollar bill and asked for four quarters, three ones, one five, and one hundred pennies, the clerk was befuddled.

Befuddled makes sense in this sentence because I am trying to say that asking for this change made the clerk confused.

MB119

4/18/2013 11:58:09 am

The math homework befuddled Jim.
This makes sense because the math homework made Jim unable to think clearly.

BB120

4/18/2013 12:07:41 pm

Steve was befuddled during the football game we had today. This makes sense in this sentence because Steve did not study his plays before the game, therefore he could not think cleary, was overwhelmed, and was confused.

js119

4/18/2013 12:29:22 pm

The A+ Bob got on his test befuddled him.
EXPLANATION:
The grade he got on his test was surprising and couldn't believe he got it.

AC119

4/18/2013 01:05:21 pm

When she looked at the SAT test packet, her mind because befuddled from all the unknown answers. This makes sense because she was confused by the difficult questions.

Mr. Fodor

4/20/2013 03:33:06 am

*became

EK118

4/18/2013 01:35:23 pm

His nervousness befuddled him when it came time to take the penalty kick, so as a result he missed.
This makes sense because he couldnt think clearly bcuase he was so nervous.

Ew119

4/18/2013 01:42:08 pm

After I was hit in the head by the door I was befuddled and couldn't walk straight.

Befuddled makes sence in this sentence because it says that I was confused when the door hit me.

mw120

4/18/2013 09:36:36 pm

The teacher was befuddled when she saw her best student cheating on her math teats.
This sentence makes sense because the teacher was surprised and confused.

AS119

4/18/2013 10:06:16 pm

The math homework befuddled Popeye.

This sentence makes sense because the math homework was hard and caused him not to think clear.

JG119

4/20/2013 05:01:23 am

The player was befuddled by the crowd and missed the final shot to win the game.

This means the crowd distracted the player causing him to lose focus and the game.

lv119

4/22/2013 03:20:36 am

After she fell Ella was befuddled.

Befuddled makes sense here because the hit to her head made her woozy.

bs120

4/24/2013 07:50:24 am

Alex befuddles me.

This makes sense because he makes me unable to think clearly.

BT118

4/24/2013 10:30:53 am

The vocabulary word did not befuddle me, it was actually quite easy.

It makes sense because it didn't confuse me.

NF120

4/24/2013 12:09:08 pm

Joe was befuddled during his math test today.

Befuddled makes sense in this sentence because Joe was unable to think clearly when taking his math test.

AP120

4/29/2013 09:52:19 am

Jimmy befuddled his son because he told him a complicated math equation.

Befuddled makes sense in this sentence because Jimmy's son couldn't think clearly and was confused because the math problem was so complicated and difficult to understand.

IT118

4/29/2013 12:45:13 pm

I had to read the poem twice because when I first read it, it befuddled me.

This make sense because when I read the poem the first time it was hard to understand.

EM119

5/2/2013 10:18:41 pm

School bufudles me.
This makes sense here because I can not think clearley during school.

AZ120

5/6/2013 10:59:48 pm

The teacher befuddled Tim before the test.
this makes sense because Tim didnt understand before the test.

BH119

5/7/2013 10:12:41 pm

I was so befuddle when my teacher taught the lesson.

This makes sense because I was confused about the lesson.

wp118

5/9/2013 08:01:28 am

I was befuddled when i saw the man take the necklace.

ap120

5/9/2013 11:10:39 am

The maze befuddled her. This makes sense in this sentence because the maze was confusing.

SR5

5/11/2013 11:59:15 am

The loud fan befuddled me.

This makes sense, because it is tough to concentrate when something is very loud.

NH118

5/12/2013 08:57:14 am

The basketball coach was befuddled during the last seconds of the game. This makes sense because he didnt know what to do.

DG118

5/12/2013 01:20:57 pm

The challenging puzzle befuddled me.
This makes sense because a challenging puzzle can be confusing.

TS120

5/12/2013 08:57:27 pm

The magician befuddled the crowd with the magic trick.

Befuddled makes sense in this sentence because the magician confused the crowd with his trick.

JK118

5/12/2013 10:15:10 pm

He was befuddled by the wordsearch i made him.

The sentence makes sense becasue he couldent think about the words to find.

SD118

5/13/2013 12:52:29 am

The annoying boy befuddled Jim when he was taking his test by shooting spitballs.

This sentence makes sence because the boy was making Jim unable to think clearly.

AI120

5/13/2013 05:12:24 am

The professor was befuddled about who was the top student.
This makes sense because the professor was unable to decide who was the best student.

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