BOGGLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does boggle mean?
• BOGGLE (verb)
The verb BOGGLE has 3 senses:
1. startle with amazement or fear
2. hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear
3. overcome with amazement
Familiarity information: BOGGLE used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• BOGGLE (verb)
Meaning:
Startle with amazement or fear
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "boggle" is one way to...):
jump; start; startle (move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "boggle" is one way to...):
hesitate; waffle; waver (pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Overcome with amazement
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
flabbergast; bowl over; boggle
Context example:
This boggles the mind!
Hypernyms (to "boggle" is one way to...):
surprise (cause to be surprised)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence examples:
The bad news will boggle him
The good news will boggle her
The performance is likely to boggle Sue
