boggling

present participle of boggle

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of boggling Trying to move in earlier to accommodate a pittance of an audience is mind boggling stupidity. Pol Ballus, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025 In a world where licenses and software locks forbid folks from simply plugging in a replacement component, the thought of a major company encouraging its customers to break out a soldering iron is mind boggling. Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 27 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boggling
Verb
  • Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The blowing skirt shot became the key ad image for the film.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But the Patriots gave it right back as Rhamondre Stevenson, who has had trouble fumbling early this season, was stripped after catching a pass from Maye.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Although the scoring position turnover trend continued, with CJ Stokes and Javen Nicholas fumbling in plus-territory on consecutive drives in the third quarter, the offense was much improved with Wilcke in the game.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Or pursue the rancid criminal element across the galaxy as a bounty hunter, making your fortune by ruining bad guys' lives.
    Alan Bradley, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • So much so that the official Carol Burnett Show YouTube channel has several 15-minute salutes of Burnett, Harvey Korman, Tim Conway, Vicki Lawrence, and others busting up and ruining the bit.
    Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Boggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boggling. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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