boggle
verb (used with object)
to overwhelm or bewilder, as with magnitude, complexity, or strangeness.
boggled
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past participleof boggle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof boggle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
boggleverb (used with object)to overwhelm or bewilder, as with magnitude, complexity, or strangeness.
Example Sentences
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He seemed boggled at how a candidate with thousands of people screaming for him could be deemed the less electable one.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
But the bigger “this,” the one that really boggled them, was the fact that they were embarking on a monthslong awards campaign to begin with.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
“I’d invite him in,” she lamely replied, boggled as to what they were looking for.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2021
Yet my previous audio immersions in Joyce assured me that the text my eyes boggled at, my ears could relish.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2021
Her mind boggled at the wealth gold-embroidered clothing must require.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
