Dictionary Entry
boggle
boggle is a 6-letter English word with 7 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To stop or hesitate as if suddenly frightened, or in doubt, or impeded by unforeseen difficulties; to take alarm; to exhibit hesitancy and indecision. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 14 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
To stop or hesitate as if suddenly frightened, or in doubt, or impeded by unforeseen difficulties; to take alarm; to exhibit hesitancy and indecision.
- 2noun
To do anything awkwardly or unskillfully.
- 3noun
To play fast and loose; to dissemble.
- 4transitive verb
To embarrass with difficulties; to make a bungle or botch of.
- 5verb
overcome with amazement
"This boggles the mind!"
Synonyms
- 6verb
startle with amazement or fear
- 7verb
hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear
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