boggle

[bogĀ·gle]

To boggle is to amaze, astonish, or overwhelm. Your mind might boggle at all the information your physics teacher writes on the board on the first day of class.

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To stop or hesitate as if suddenly frightened, or in doubt, or impeded by unforeseen difficulties; to take alarm; to exhibit hesitancy and indecision.

Verb
overcome with amazement; "This boggles the mind!"

Verb
startle with amazement or fear

Verb
hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear


n.
To stop or hesitate as if suddenly frightened, or in doubt, or impeded by unforeseen difficulties; to take alarm; to exhibit hesitancy and indecision.

n.
To do anything awkwardly or unskillfully.

n.
To play fast and loose; to dissemble.

v. t.
To embarrass with difficulties; to make a bungle or botch of.


Boggle

Bog"gle , v. i. [imp & p. p. Boggled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Boggling .] [ See Bogle, n.] 1. To stop or hesitate as if suddenly frightened, or in doubt, or impeded by unforeseen difficulties; to take alarm; to exhibit hesitancy and indecision.
We start and boggle at every unusual appearance.
Boggling at nothing which serveth their purpose.
2. To do anything awkwardly or unskillfully. 3. To play fast and loose; to dissemble. Howell. Syn. -- To doubt; hesitate; shrink; stickle; demur.

Boggle

Bog"gle, v. t. To embarrass with difficulties; to make a bungle or botch of. [Local, U. S.]

To stop or hesitate as if suddenly frightened, or in doubt, or impeded by unforeseen difficulties; to take alarm; to exhibit hesitancy and indecision.

To embarrass with difficulties; to make a bungle or botch of.

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