Associations to the word «Boggle»

Wiktionary

BOGGLE, verb. (intransitive) To be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused.
BOGGLE, verb. (transitive) To confuse or mystify; overwhelm.
BOGGLE, verb. (US) (dialect) To embarrass with difficulties; to bungle or botch.
BOGGLE, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) To play fast and loose; to dissemble.

Dictionary definition

BOGGLE, verb. Startle with amazement or fear.
BOGGLE, verb. Hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear.
BOGGLE, verb. Overcome with amazement; "This boggles the mind!".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats