boggle (redirected from boggles at)

bog·gle  (bgl)

v. bog·gled, bog·gling, bog·gles

v.intr.

1. To hesitate as if in fear or doubt.

2. To shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment: "The mind now boggling at all the numbers on the table, both sides agreed to a recess of an hour" (Henry A. Kissinger).

3. To act ineptly or inefficiently; bungle.

v.tr.

1. To cause to be overcome, as with fright or astonishment.

2. To botch; bungle.

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[Probably from boggle, dialectal variant of bogle.]

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boggle n.

boggler n.

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boggle [ˈbɒg^əl]

vb (intr; often foll by at)

1. to be surprised, confused, or alarmed (esp in the phrase the mind boggles)

2. to hesitate or be evasive when confronted with a problem

3. (tr) to baffle; bewilder; puzzle

[probably variant of bogle¹]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	boggle - startle with amazement or fear jump, startle, start - move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"
	2.	boggle - hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear hesitate, waffle, waver - pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
	3.	boggle - overcome with amazement; "This boggles the mind!" flabbergast, bowl over surprise - cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"

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boggle

verb

1. wonder, gaze, be amazed, marvel, be taken aback, be awed, be filled with surprise The mind boggles at the possibilities.

2. confuse, surprise, shock, amaze, stun, astonish, stagger, bewilder, astound, daze, confound, bowl over, stupefy, dumbfound, flabbergast The management group's decision still boggles his mind.

3. hesitate, falter, waver, dither (chiefly Brit.), shrink, jib, demur, vacillate, hang back Many people boggled at engaging in a full-scale war against all the colonies.

Translations

boggle [ˈbɒgl]

A. VI → pasmarse, quedarse patidifuso
to boggle (at) (= hesitate) → quedarse patidifuso(ante) ; (= be afraid) → quedarse helado(ante)
don't just stand and boggle → no te quedes ahí parado con la boca abierta
the imagination boggles → se queda uno alucinado
the mind boggles! → te quedas helado or patidifuso

B. VT it boggles the mind → te deja alucinado

boggle [ˈbɒg^əl] vi
the mind boggles → c'est incroyable, on en reste sidéré(e)

boggle

vi (inf) → glotzen (inf), → völlig sprachlos sein; the mind boggles → das ist nicht or kaum auszumalen (inf); stories that make the mind boggle → unglaubliche Geschichten

boggle [ˈbɒgl] vi (fam) the mind boggles! → è incredibile!
his eyes boggled at the sight → ha fatto tanto d'occhi davanti a quella scena

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boggle [ˈbɒgl] vi (fam) the mind boggles! → è incredibile!
his eyes boggled at the sight → ha fatto tanto d'occhi davanti a quella scena