Related Searches
Nearby Words

Boggled

[bog-uhl] Origin

bog·gle

1[bog-uhl] verb, -gled, -gling, noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to overwhelm or bewilder, as with the magnitude, complexity, or abnormality of: The speed of light boggles the mind.
2.
to bungle; botch.
verb (used without object)
3.
to hesitate or waver because of scruples, fear, etc.
4.
to start or jump with fear, alarm, or surprise; shrink; shy.
5.
to bungle awkwardly.
6.
to be overwhelmed or bewildered.

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Boggled is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
noun
7.
an act of shying or taking alarm.
8.
a scruple; demur; hesitation.
9.
bungle; botch.

Origin:
1590–1600; perhaps from boggle2

bog·gling·ly, adverb
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To Boggled
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

boggle
1590s, "to start with fright" (as a startled horse does), from M.E. bugge "specter" (among other things, supposed to scare horses at night); see bug; also cf. bogey (1). The meaning "to raise scruples, hesitate" is from 1630s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature