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

1. noun. To stop or hesitate as if suddenly frightened, or in doubt, or impeded by unforeseen difficulties; to take alarm; to exhibit hesitancy and indecision.
2. noun. To do anything awkwardly or unskillfully.
3. noun. To play fast and loose; to dissemble.
4. transitive verb. To embarrass with difficulties; to make a bungle or botch of.
5. verb. overcome with amazement

   "This boggles the mind!"

   Synonyms: flabbergast

6. verb. startle with amazement or fear
7. verb. hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear

Synonyms

flabbergast

Common word forms

boggled, boggler, boggles, boggling

Words from these letters

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