Associations to the word «Boggle»
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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.