Crossword clues for boggled
boggled
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Boggle \Bog"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Boggled; p. pr. & vb. n. Boggling.] [ See Bogle, n.]
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To stop or hesitate as if suddenly frightened, or in doubt, or impeded by unforeseen difficulties; to take alarm; to exhibit hesitancy and indecision.
We start and boggle at every unusual appearance.
--Glanvill.Boggling at nothing which serveth their purpose.
--Barrow. To do anything awkwardly or unskillfully.
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To play fast and loose; to dissemble.
--Howell.Syn: To doubt; hesitate; shrink; stickle; demur.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: boggle)
Usage examples of "boggled".
What still boggled the mind, of course, was why he had torn down his former home for this one.
Why she had attached herself to a ruthless and arrogant playboy with as bad an attitude as Sean Michael boggled the mind.
Twenty-eight franchises, another dozen boutiques in upscale department stores, a wicker plant in central Pennsylvania, rooms in numerous charity show houses--it boggled my mind, when I stopped to think about it.