boggle
to overwhelm or bewilder, as with magnitude, complexity, or strangeness: The speed of light boggles the mind.
to bungle; botch.
to hesitate or waver because of scruples, fear, etc.
to bungle awkwardly.
to be overwhelmed or bewildered.
an act of shying or taking alarm.
a mess; a bungle or botch.
Archaic. a scruple; demur; hesitation.
Origin of boggle
1Other words from boggle
- bog·gling·ly, adverb
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How to use boggle in a sentence
If there were a boggle World Championship, I would play in it.
When placed side-by-side, the horrors of the Palestinian propaganda machine begin to boggle the mind.
The Crime of Kufr Qaddoum: An EmergencyStandWithDavidMonitor Animal Rights Division Expose | Eli Valley | March 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThere was boggle, the tooth fairy, Sesame Street, family pets, and school plays.
I did not boggle at his slave-dealing, but took him on the spot.
Mogreb-el-Acksa | R. B. Cunninghame GrahamI see, when a woman has a mind to't, she'll never boggle at a sin.
Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) | John Dryden
You needn't boggle at it; it's honest got and earned, long before this other racket.
Robbery Under Arms | Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf BoldrewoodHowever you would immediately require some specimen of my skill; and at that indeed I might boggle a little.
The time to think of risks was gone by; the time to boggle over what honor allowed or forbade had never come to Rupert of Hentzau.
Rupert of Hentzau | Anthony Hope
British Dictionary definitions for boggle
/ (ˈbɒɡəl) /
to be surprised, confused, or alarmed (esp in the phrase the mind boggles)
to hesitate or be evasive when confronted with a problem
(tr) to baffle; bewilder; puzzle
Origin of boggle
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