Definition of boggle Boggle
/bɑˈgʌl/ - [bagul] - bog•gle
We found 12 definitions of boggle from 5 different sources.
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What does boggle mean?
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| boggle - startle with amazement or fear | ||
| startle, start, jump to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action" | ||
| boggle - hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear | ||
| waffle, hesitate, waver pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" | ||
| boggle - overcome with amazement; "This boggles the mind!" | ||
| flabbergast, bowl over | ||
| surprise cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- boggle (Verb)
To be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused. - boggle (Verb)
To confuse or mystify; overwhelm. - boggle (Verb)
To embarrass with difficulties; to bungle or botch.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- boggle (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. - boggle (n.)
To do anything awkwardly or unskillfully. - boggle (n.)
To play fast and loose; to dissemble. - boggle (v. t.)
To embarrass with difficulties; to make a bungle or botch of.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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boggle
bog′l, v.i. to stop or hesitate as if at a bogle: to start with fright: to make difficulties about a thing: to equivocate.—n. a scruple, objection: a bungle.—n. Bogg′ler, one who boggles: a doubter: (Shak.) one who starts from the right path. [See Bogle.]
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🔤- boggle, verb, present, 1st person singular of boggle (infinitive).
- boggle, verb (infinitive).
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