English verb: boggle | |||
1. | boggle (motion) startle with amazement or fear | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | jump, start, startle | ||
2. | boggle (stative) hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hesitate, waffle, waver | ||
3. | boggle (cognition) overcome with amazement | ||
Samples | This boggles the mind!. | ||
Examples | The bad news will boggle him, The good news will boggle her, The performance is likely to boggle Sue | ||
Synonyms | bowl over, flabbergast | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | surprise | ||