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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This issue has boggled patients and families for years.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 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
“He was so good in it, it kind of boggled our mind that people haven’t used Ray in movies more,” said Barry Mendel, one of the producers on both movies.
From Slate ● May 4, 2021
Her mind boggled at the wealth gold-embroidered clothing must require.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
