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boggled

Variant of boggle

intransitive verb boggled, boggling

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

transitive verb

  1. to bungle or botch
  2. ☆ to confuse or overwhelm (the mind, imagination, etc.)

noun

an act or instance of boggling

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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