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首をひねる
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bi
wo
hi
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to tilt one's head (in doubt/confusion)
tilt one's head in doubt, be puzzled, wonder, be perplexed
idiom
phrase
Example sentences
かれこたえがわからずくびをひねった
He didn't know the answer and tilted his head in doubt.
けっおもわずくびをひねった
Seeing the result, I was puzzled in spite of myself.
しゃでさえげんいんくびをひねっている。
Even the doctors are perplexed about the cause.
みなかれせつめいくびをひねった
Everyone wondered at his explanation.

Practice exercises

1
かれあたらしいルールにたいして、すこくびをひねった
He tilted his head in doubt a little about the new rule.
Answer
くびをひねったくびをひねりました
2
複雑ふくざつ数式すうしきまえに、かれはしばらくくびをひねっていた
Faced with the complex formula, he was puzzled for a while.
Answer
くびをひねっていたくびをひねっていました
3
予期よきせぬ事態じたいに、専門家せんもんかでさえ一斉いっせいくびをひねり解決策かいけつさくさがした。
Even the experts were all puzzled at once by the unexpected situation and searched for solutions.
Answer
くびをひねりくびをひねって
4
こたえがからずくびをひねる
Not knowing the answer, I tilted my head in doubt.
Answer
くびをひねるくびをひねります
5
彼女かのじょ唐突とうとつ転職てんしょく理由りゆうに、友人ゆうじんたちはみなくびをひねった
Her friends were all puzzled by the sudden reason for her job change.
Answer
くびをひねったくびをひねりました