stumped in English

verb
1
(of a question or problem) be too hard for; baffle.
education chiefs were stumped by some of the exam questions
2
walk stiffly and noisily.
he stumped away on short thick legs
3
travel around (a district) making political speeches.
there is no chance that he will be well enough to stump the country
4
use a stump on (a drawing, line, etc.).

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1. The question had me completely stumped.

2. We stumped up eight quid each.

3. I'm stumped. I'm baffled.

4. John is stumped by an unexpected question.

5. Except for one has me stumped and intrigued.

6. That stretch of forest was stumped quickly.

7. The doctors were stumped and had to call in a specialist.

8. Will you help me with this crossword puzzle? It got me stumped.

9. All of our living code breakers are absolutely stumped.

10. Orange stumped up £95 million for the Press Association's news service spin-off.

11. 39 synonyms for Bemused: puzzled, stunned, confused, stumped, baffled, at sea, bewildered, muddled

12. Alyse would come in and quiz him playfully about the stops; she never stumped him.

13. Brer Wolf is just plain stumped by him, and Brer Bear doesn't have a clue

14. Uncle Sam stumped up for the whole project, and Florida said, Thank 'ee muchly, Uncle Sam.

15. Ladies and gentlemen, I've been practicing medicine for 23 years and I'm stumped.

16. The infuriated preacher retorted, ‘Your family will curse you for this,’ and stumped out.

17. “Ackey rice, salt fish are nice.” I’ve been stumped in figuring out just what is Ackey rice

18. At a Parliamentary Party meeting , Patil ' s " impartiality " stumped his audience : " If we want we can support POTO .

19. But I had neither stumped up for a bale of fluffy bathroom towels, nor chipped in to the Qantas ticket.

20. Whether feeding your newborn by breast or a bottle , you may be stumped as to how often to do so .

21. Apery was a good-but-not-great mathematician, claiming a result to a problem that had stumped Euler

22. Whenever Aleut is stumped on how to achieve his dreams, he lets his unconscious mind mull it over for a …

23. 2 days ago · After Cracking the “Sum of Cubes” Puzzle for 42, Mathematicians Solve Harder Problem That Has Stumped Experts for Decades

24. Militaristic clubs of Republican youths who stumped for Abraham Lincoln—known as the Wide Awakes—were prominent in the tumultuous 1860 presidential race

25. Stumped and hit for six after technology and her nickname Conspired to bowl her a celebrity googly, Ashley Kerekes decided to set the record

26. When is the last time you encountered a riddle that left you feeling totally stumped? These Brain teaser riddles will challenge you to think outside the box

27. As an old woman she stumped the country providing emancipation with an eloquent epigraph: "Give 'em land and an outset, and hab teachers learn 'em to read. Den they can be somebody."

28. The Bails are used to determine when the wicket is broken or put down, which in turn is one of the critical factors in determining whether a batsman is out bowled, stumped, run out or hit wicket.

29. Are you an avid crossword solver but get a little stumped every now and then? Well you've reached the right place! Here we will help you find the answer to the clue Abominates from Universal crossword

30. ‘The guardsman - a shorter, Chunky fellow - rose with ill grace and stumped over to the water pump.’ ‘She saw a short, Chunky girl standing at the edge of Andy's yard.’ ‘He was a short, square, Chunky man, with a round face, not handsome, but compact with energy.’ ‘A short, Chunky man in a gray suit walked over to the bar.’

31. ‘The guardsman - a shorter, Chunky fellow - rose with ill grace and stumped over to the water pump.’ ‘She saw a short, Chunky girl standing at the edge of Andy's yard.’ ‘He was a short, square, Chunky man, with a round face, not handsome, but compact with energy.’ ‘A short, Chunky man in a gray suit walked over to the bar.’