quizzically

ˈkwɪzɪkli
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Translation of quizzically from English into German

Adverb

questioning or curious

in a way that shows puzzlement, curiosity, or questioning
  • She looked at him quizzically, unsure what he meant.Sie sah ihn fragend an, unsicher, was er meinte.
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Synonyms and analogies of quizzically in English

Examples of quizzically in a sentence

  • Students stared quizzically when the teacher changed the rules.

Translations of "quizzically" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adverb
fragendadv.

He raised his eyebrows quizzically when I mentioned my plan.

Er zog fragend die Augenbrauen hoch, als ich meinen Plan erwähnte.

zweifelndadv.

She responded quizzically, questioning whether her understanding was accurate.

Sie antwortete zweifelnd und hinterfragte, ob ihr Verständnis korrekt sei.

neugierigadv.

The toddler asked quizzically where the sun went at night.

Das Kleinkind fragte neugierig, wohin die Sonne nachts verschwinde.

verdutztadv.

He asked quizzically why the recipe required so many ingredients.

Er fragte verdutzt, warum das Rezept so viele Zutaten benötige.

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quizzically: Examples and translations in context

Her comment caused him to raise an eyebrow quizzically.

Ihr Kommentar ließ ihn fragend die Augenbraue hochziehen.

On seeing me, she looked up quizzically.

Als ich hereinkam, schaute sie mich fragend an.

Grete looks upon the friend quizzically.

Grete sieht die Freundin fragend an.

The mushroom creature looked up at him as he spoke, and tipped its head to the side quizzically.

Die Pilzkreatur sah zu ihm hinauf, als er sprach, und legte fragend den Kopf zur Seite.

Dad cocked his head as he looked back at me with both eyebrows raised quizzically.

Papa legte seinen Kopf schief als er, beide Augenbrauen fragend nach oben gezogen, wieder zu mir sah.

However, my husband just looked back at me quizzically, apparently he also didn't know, who the lady was.

Mein Mann jedoch blickte ebenso fragend zu mir zurück, offenbar kannte er die immer noch wartende Dame ebenfalls nicht.

She pointed to the water and then to me and raised her eyebrows quizzically.

Sie deutete auf das Wasser, sodann auf mich und zog fragend die Brauen hoch.

He pondered the situation quizzically, needing more information to draw conclusions.

Er grübelte zweifelnd über die Situation nach und brauchte mehr Informationen, um Schlüsse zu ziehen.

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