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boggle

[ bog-uhl ]

verb (used with object)

boggled, boggling.
  1. to overwhelm or bewilder, as with magnitude, complexity, or strangeness:

    The speed of light boggles the mind.

  2. to bungle; botch.


verb (used without object)

boggled, boggling.
  1. to hesitate or waver because of scruples, fear, etc.
  2. to start or jump with fear, alarm, or surprise; shrink; shy.
  3. to bungle awkwardly.
  4. to be overwhelmed or bewildered.

noun

  1. an act of shying or taking alarm.
  2. a mess; a bungle or botch.
  3. Archaic. a scruple; demur; hesitation.

boggle

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verb

  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
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of boggle1

First recorded in 1590–1600; perhaps from bogle
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of boggle1

C16: probably variant of bogle 1
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Vitale has helped steer the brand to record profits, which she said was "mind boggling" when "every other brand in the fashion world has declined during that period".

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“The thing that just boggles my mind,†Heming said, “is how do our doctors not already have a Rolodex of how to support caregivers? So that is something that I can’t wait to dig into.â€

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The Ronald Reagan appointee said the move from Trump's administration "boggles the mind" and flies in the face of long-established interpretations of the 14th Amendment.

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Brad Gooch, author of recent official Haring biography, Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring, saw Luna Luna being reconstructed, describing the feat as "mind boggling."

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The results prepare the ground for a boggling encounter upstairs on the museum’s mezzanine — an astonishingly plain installation of three mirrored walls.

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