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bog·gle
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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.
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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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to flee; abscond:
to run away hurriedly; flee.
chat, to converse
to run away hurriedly; flee.
to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
to run away hurriedly; flee.
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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
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bog·gle
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bogle.
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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
]
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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.
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