English dictionary
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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 | ||
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