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[ bog-uhl ] / ˈbɒg əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR boggle ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), bog·gled, bog·gling.to overwhelm or bewilder, as with magnitude, complexity, or strangeness: The speed of light boggles the mind. to bungle; botch. verb (used without object), bog·gled, bog·gling.to hesitate or waver because of scruples, fear, etc. to start or jump with fear, alarm, or surprise; shrink; shy. to bungle awkwardly. to be overwhelmed or bewildered. nounan act of shying or taking alarm. a scruple; demur; hesitation. a mess; a bungle or botch. Origin of boggleFirst recorded in 1590–1600; perhaps from bogle OTHER WORDS FROM bogglebog·gling·ly, adverbWords nearby bogglebogey-hole, bogeyman, boggart, bogger, bogging, boggle, boggler, boggle the mind, boggy, Boghazköy, boghead coal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for boggleWhen 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|DAILY BEAST There was Boggle, the tooth fairy, Sesame Street, family pets, and school plays. Thank God My Moms Are Lesbians|Ry Russo-Young|June 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST For—not to boggle about it—I am in some uneasiness, Miss Smith. McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908|Various Not to boggle at this matter, the two cousins, at John's instigation, had contrived a simple villainy. VC -- A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea|David Christie Murray
And there's lots o' little fakes to make 'em boggle, or go slow. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 102, Feb. 20, 1892|Various I thought Pheola might boggle about going into my apartment, but she came readily enough. The Right Time|Walter Bupp They were therefore such as, in all probability, would not boggle at very free sentiments. Proofs of a Conspiracy against all the Religions and Governments of Europe|John Robison
British Dictionary definitions for boggle
verb (intr often foll by at)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 Word Origin for boggleC16: probably variant of bogle 1 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 Words related to bogglestartle, flabbergast, astound, overwhelm, amaze, shock, bowl over |