flabbergast, boggle, bowl over
(verb) overcome with amazement; “This boggles the mind!”
boggle
(verb) startle with amazement or fear
boggle
(verb) hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Variation or derivation of bogle, possibly cognate with bug
boggle (third-person singular simple present boggles, present participle boggling, simple past and past participle boggled)
(transitive or intransitive) Either literally or figuratively to stop or hesitate as if suddenly seeing a bogle.
(intransitive) To be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused.
(transitive) To confuse or mystify; overwhelm.
(US, dialect) To embarrass with difficulties; to palter or equivocate; to bungle or botch.
(intransitive, obsolete) To dissemble; to play fast and loose (with someone or something).
boggle (plural boggles)
(dated) A scruple or objection.
(dated) A bungle; a botched situation.
boggle (plural boggles)
Alternative form of bogle
Source: Wiktionary
Bog"gle, v. i. [imp & p. p. Boggled; p. pr. & vb. n. Boggling.] Etym: [ See Bogle, n.]
1. To stop or hesitate as if suddenly frightened, or in doubt, or impeded by unforeseen difficulties; to take alarm; to exhibit hesitancy and indecision. We start and boggle at every unusual appearance. Glanvill. Boggling at nothing which serveth their purpose. Barrow.
2. To do anything awkwardly or unskillfully.
3. To play fast and loose; to dissemble. Howell.
Syn.
– To doubt; hesitate; shrink; stickle; demur.
Bog"gle, v. t.
Definition: To embarrass with difficulties; to make a bungle or botch of. [Local, U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 May 2025
(adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
