boggle

verb

ˈbä-gəl How to pronounce boggle (audio)
Definition of bogglenext
as in to blow
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way I boggled my first effort to make homemade pasta

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Recent Examples of boggle Why someone would want a plush Javert, even in bear form, boggles the mind. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 July 2026 Just thinking about how much true, false, and plain crazy stuff has been written about you boggles the mind. — Bryan West, USA Today, 12 June 2026 Go Fishing The amount and variety of fish in Lake Superior boggles the mind. — Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 7 June 2026 The number of heating and cooling systems and heat exchangers and radiators that is throughout that powertrain boggles the mind. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for boggle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boggle
  1. blow
  2. fumble
  3. ruin
  4. spoil
Verb
  • But the administration blew past a Sunday evening deadline and ran two of the ads into the early hours of Monday, advertising data from AdImpact shows.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The Commanders scored a touchdown two minutes into the game and never trailed, yet still blew a 14-point fourth-quarter lead.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of blow
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  • Specifically, Nico Iamaleava struggled, fumbling once and throwing interceptions to Oregon’s Koi Perich and Jerry Mixon.
    — Elias Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Irving scored his second touchdown of the game to further the Bucs’ lead, and Prescott wouldn’t even get the ball back after KaVontae Turpin fumbled the ensuing kickoff, which Tampa Bay recovered.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of fumble
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  • On Monday, workers hauled out a 200-pound piece of equipment that was ruined by the saltwater and sand carried in on the high tides.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
  • So our goal is to learn how to maximize AI budgets, not ration them and ruin productivity gains.
    — Konstantin Klyagin, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of ruin
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  • Two-episode weeks spoil us, and then we’re left with the feeling that barely anything happened in one week.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Alongside Stonestreet’s return, Ritter is also back in the Dexter universe, but the cast and crew were more careful about not spoiling how.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of spoil

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bogging (down)
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“Boggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boggle. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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