boggle

bog·gle

verb \ˈbä-gəl\

bog·gledbog·gling\-g(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of BOGGLE

intransitive verb

1

: to start with fright or amazement : be overwhelmed <the mind boggles at the research needed>

2

: to hesitate because of doubt, fear, or scruples

transitive verb

1

: mishandle, bungle

2

: to overwhelm with wonder or bewilderment <boggle the mind>

— boggle noun

Examples of BOGGLE

1. <she boggled her first effort to make Christmas cookies>

Origin of BOGGLE

perhaps from bogle

First Known Use: 1598

Related to BOGGLE

Synonyms: blow, bobble, botch, bollix (up), boot, bugger (up), bumble, bungle, butcher, dub, flub, fluff, foozle, foul up, fumble, goof (up), louse up, mangle, mess (up), muck up, muff, murder, screw up

Related Words: blunder, gum (up), muddle, piffle; blemish, blight, damage, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, injure, mar, mutilate, ruin, spoil, vitiate; destroy, wreck; mishandle, mismanage

Near Antonyms: ameliorate, better, enhance, help, improve, meliorate, rectify, refine, reform, remedy; doctor, fix, patch, recondition, renovate, repair, revamp

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Rhymes with BOGGLE

goggle, joggle, toggle