Boggling

verb

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.verbEither literally or figuratively to stop or hesitate as if suddenly seeing a bogle.

"The dogs went on, but the horse boggled at the sudden appearance of the strange beast."

2.verbTo be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused.

"He boggled at the surprising news."

3.verbTo confuse or mystify; overwhelm.

"The oddities of quantum mechanics can boggle the minds of students and experienced physicists alike."

4.verbTo embarrass with difficulties; to palter or equivocate; to bungle or botch.

5.verbTo dissemble; to play fast and loose (with someone or something).

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