boggle

bog·gle (bäg′əl)

intransitive verb -·gled, -·gling

to be startled or frightened (at); shy away
to hesitate (at); have scruples
to be or become confused or overwhelmed as by something very difficult, surprising, vast, etc.

Etymology: < Scot bogle, specter; prob. < ME bugge, specter (as in bugbear); now assoc. with bungle

transitive verb

noun

an act or instance of boggling

Used with why or when

when: I must say, my mind does nothing but boggle when comtemplating what goes on inside Widdecombe's head.

Object

mind: My Family Five things I would never wear I'll go with Richard even with a boggling mind.
array: In theory, Jose can put out a mind boggling array of different line-ups, all as good as each other.
fact: Get your brain cells buzzing and discover how the brain works and other mind boggling facts!
imagination: War itself is terrorism on a scale that boggles the imagination.
selection: A mind boggling selection of RSS feeds are available, but a list of the best are below.
statistic: A mind boggling statistic was that the Lord's Prayer or some portion of Scripture had been embossed in 419 languages and dialects.

Preposition: at

thought: The mind boggles at the thought of that rather ascetic pontiff as the Harold Shipman of the Vatican.

Modifying Another Word

simply: For starters you could say it's the largest darn mall in America, an immense consumer-driven entertainment complex that simply boggles the mind.
just: Its mind boggling just what stunning color combinations can be achieved with even just a packet or two of different bulbs.
still: Hazel is still boggled by all the flowers, cards, book tokens etc from bereft colleagues... .
truly: I agree, physics reveals phenomena at which the mind truly boggles.
slightly: As a practicing Catholic, Blakely then slightly boggles DS Winters by praying over Wells.
really: Mind boggling really, no wonder they have armed guards.

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