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verb bog·gle \ ˈbä-gəl \

Definition of boggle

boggled; boggling play \-g(ə-)liŋ\
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
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boggle

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Examples of boggle in a Sentence

  1. she boggled her first effort to make Christmas cookies

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Origin and Etymology of boggle

perhaps from bogle

boggle Synonyms

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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BOGGLE Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of boggle for English Language Learners

  • : to be unable to think clearly : to be amazed or overwhelmed

  • : to make (the mind) unable to think clearly : to amaze or overwhelm (the mind)

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