quizzical
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bantering, chaffing, fooling, funning, jesting, joking, joshing, kidding, rallying, razzing, ribbing
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Send her back!’’ chants drew blank stares and quizzical looks from people sitting in the shade in downtown Lancaster, Pa. — Toluse Olorunnipa, BostonGlobe.com, "‘Send her back!’ Trump supporters find a new rallying cry," 18 July 2019 Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez fielded the ball, took a quizzical look at it and threw it to first. — Tim Bannon, chicagotribune.com, "6 things to know about new Cubs catcher Martin Maldonado, including the time he literally hit the cover off a baseball," 16 July 2019 An era’s tony milieu pauses, flash-lit: an amused Yves Saint-Laurent, Halston in high spirits, a quizzical William F. Buckley. — Brian Dillon, The New Yorker, "Tseng Kwong Chi, an “Ambiguous Ambassador” to Life in America," 23 June 2019 The defendant’s muted, vaguely quizzical expression rarely broke during the trial, even as prosecutor Dan Owens elicited graphic testimony of alleged oral, vaginal and anal rape from Winslow’s accusers. — Robert Klemko, SI.com, "You Never Knew Kellen Winslow Jr.," 13 June 2019 The mood is comforting, but uncertain, more quizzical. — New York Times, "Is ‘Mass’ Leonard Bernstein’s Best Work, or His Worst?," 13 July 2018 And, to be fair, the vast majority of people complaining about the bug just seem to be treating it as a random and quizzical oddity of the social network that nobody can explain right now. — Nick Statt, The Verge, "Facebook confirms years-old messages are randomly coming back to haunt users," 27 Nov. 2018 Prince William held the hands of both is other children as Princess Charlotte looked slightly quizzical at the Archbishop who bent down to welcome her. — Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com, "See the Royal Family of 5! Will, Kate, George and Charlotte Arrive at Prince Louis' Christening," 9 July 2018 This would appear a quizzical inclusion given the spoil of talent decorating the nation’s roster for the last 20 years. — Hayden Bird, BostonGlobe.com, "An American’s guide to picking a team to root for in the World Cup," 14 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'quizzical.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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