boggle

verb

bog·gle | \ ˈbä-gəl

boggled; boggling\ ˈbä-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

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Examples of boggle in a Sentence

she boggled her first effort to make Christmas cookies

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Precip numbers: In a check Sunday with the Department of Water Resources, the rain and snow totals for March were mind-boggling at many weather stations. — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, "Floods hammer Sierra foothills," 26 Mar. 2018 With their massive archives, the GIFs that NARA could be capable of creating is mind-boggling. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Explore the National Archives' Huge Collection of Vintage GIFs," 14 Oct. 2016 My introduction to ice climbing began by watching the pro athletes perform mind-boggling maneuvers on the competition course. — Jenny Mccoy, SELF, "I Went Ice Climbing and Lasted About 6 Whole Minutes," 10 Mar. 2019 The Buzz: The amount of information contained within the pages of this annual publication is mind-boggling to say the least as Phil Steele and his staff tirelessly works to break down every facet of the college football game. — Matt Murschel, OrlandoSentinel.com, "A guide to top college football preview magazines," 13 July 2018 The losing and the difficulties are always frustrating and mind-boggling and can drag you down a little bit. — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, "Astros manager A.J. Hinch sees brighter days for White Sox, and Rick Renteria's positivity is a big reason," 7 July 2018 The ironies are mind-boggling, not least the fact that the study, which Kellman likens to a Nazi experiment, was spearheaded by the late child psychiatrist Peter Neubauer, himself an Austrian Jew who had fled the Holocaust. — Justin Chang, latimes.com, "'Three Identical Strangers' is a riveting account of identical triplets separated at birth," 28 June 2018 With 80 expansion sets of Magic at your disposal, the sheer volume of cards can be mind-boggling. — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, "How to Play 'Magic: The Gathering': Everything You Need to Know," 19 Feb. 2019 It’s the biggest, and most mind-boggling, summit of its kind this century — and probably for several decades. — Washington Post, "What happened in Singapore on the eve of Trump-Kim summit?," 11 June 2018

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