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Rareboggled
The correct spelling is boggled.
How to pronounce boggled
verb
Say it like: Bog-gle-d
The correct spelling is boggled. Either literally or figuratively to stop or hesitate as if suddenly seeing a bogle. For example: "The dogs went on, but the horse boggled at the sudden appearance of the strange beast."
Usage Examples
“The dogs went on, but the horse boggled at the sudden appearance of the strange beast.”
“He boggled at the surprising news.”
“The oddities of quantum mechanics can boggle the minds of students and experienced physicists alike.”
Definition
verb
- 1.Either literally or figuratively to stop or hesitate as if suddenly seeing a bogle.
- 2.To be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused.
- 3.To confuse or mystify; overwhelm.
- 4.To embarrass with difficulties; to palter or equivocate; to bungle or botch.
- 5.To dissemble; to play fast and loose (with someone or something).
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