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bog·gle
 boggle
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- pronunciation:
- ba
g
 l
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
boggles, boggling, boggled |
| definition 1: |
to overcome with the complexity or difficulty of something.
Trying to picture the size of the universe boggles the mind. |
| definition 2: |
to do ineffectually or awkwardly; botch.
- similar words:
- muddle
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| related words: |
befuddle, blunder, dazzle, perplex |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to waver in indecision; hesitate.
- similar words:
- halt, hesitate
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| definition 2: |
to do something ineffectually and awkwardly.
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