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boggle

[ bog-uhl ]

verb (used with object)

, bog·gled, bog·gling.
  1. to overwhelm or bewilder, as with magnitude, complexity, or strangeness:

    The speed of light boggles the mind.

  2. to bungle; botch.


verb (used without object)

, bog·gled, bog·gling.
  1. to hesitate or waver because of scruples, fear, etc.
  2. to start or jump with fear, alarm, or surprise; shrink; shy.
  3. to bungle awkwardly.
  4. to be overwhelmed or bewildered.

noun

  1. an act of shying or taking alarm.
  2. a mess; a bungle or botch.
  3. Archaic. a scruple; demur; hesitation.

boggle

/ ˈbɒɡəl /

verb

  1. to be surprised, confused, or alarmed (esp in the phrase the mind boggles )
  2. to hesitate or be evasive when confronted with a problem
  3. tr to baffle; bewilder; puzzle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • boggling·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of boggle1

First recorded in 1590–1600; perhaps from bogle
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Word History and Origins

Origin of boggle1

C16: probably variant of bogle 1
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Example Sentences

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.

There 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.

I see, when a woman has a mind to't, she'll never boggle at a sin.

You needn't boggle at it; it's honest got and earned, long before this other racket.

However 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.

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