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bog·gle
1
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ˈbɒg
əl
/
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-
uh
l
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verb,
bog·gled,
bog·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.
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noun
7.
an act of shying or taking alarm.
8.
a scruple; demur; hesitation.
9.
bungle; botch.
Origin:
1590–1600;
perhaps from
boggle
2
Related forms
bog·gling·ly,
adverb
Dictionary.com Unabridged
bog·gle
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əl
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bog
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l
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noun
bogle
.
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World English Dictionary
boggle
(ˈbɒɡ
ə
l)
—
vb
(often foll by
at
)
1.
to be surprised, confused, or alarmed (esp in the phrase
the mind boggles
)
2.
to hesitate or be evasive when confronted with a problem
3.
(
tr
) to baffle; bewilder; puzzle
[C16: probably variant of
bogle
1
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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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
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Example sentences
The quality common to the three movies is not comedy that makes one laugh but spectacle that is supposed to
boggle
the eyes.
My mind does not easily
boggle
, but it's boggling now.
It should
boggle
the mind of every member of this committee that individuals are treated this way.
Even if you knew what to expect, its compact heft would still
boggle
your senses.
But no, this whole thing doesn't make the mind
boggle
.
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