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boggle¹

  • /ˈbɒɡ.əl/ UK
  • /ˈbɑ.ɡəl/ Canada, US
  • /ˈbɔɡ.əl/ Australia, New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɒɡəl

Where it comes from

Variation or derivation of bogle, possibly cognate with bug.

verb boggles · boggling · boggled

  1. intransitive, transitive (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. intransitive To be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused. He boggled at the surprising news.
  3. transitive To confuse or mystify; overwhelm. The vastness of space really boggles the mind.
  4. US, dialectal To embarrass with difficulties; to palter or equivocate; to bungle or botch
  5. intransitive, obsolete To dissemble; to play fast and loose (with someone or something). I would be loth to exchange consciences with them, and boggle so with God Almighty; but these men by a new kind of Metaphysick have found out a way to abstract the Person of the King from his Office to make his Soveraigntie a kinde of Platonick Idea hovering in the aire, while they visibly attempt t
  6. intransitive, of a rat To wiggle the eyes as a result of bruxing.

noun boggles

  1. dated A scruple or objection.
  2. dated A bungle; a botched situation.

boggle²

  • /ˈbɒɡ.əl/ UK
  • /ˈbɑ.ɡəl/ Canada, US
  • /ˈbɔɡ.əl/ Australia, New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɒɡəl

noun boggles

  1. alternative Alternative form of bogle

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verb to be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused

Españolatonarse, pasmarse, aturdirse
Françaisêtre époustouflé, être confus
Deutschzurückschrecken
Русскийпуга́ться pugátʹsja, поражаться poražatʹsja, ошеломляться ošelomljatʹsja

verb to confuse or mystify; overwhelm

Españolatonar, aturdir, pasmar
Françaistroubler, épater
Русскийпоража́ть poražátʹ, изумля́ть izumljátʹ, ошеломлять ošelomljatʹ

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@misc{boggle_2026,
  title = {boggle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boggle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}