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v. - Overcome with amazement; Startle with amazement or fear; Hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear.

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  • (How long before all the boggle is used up, I start to wonder.)
  • Setting aside where it leads, a couple of things about that search term boggle me.
  • And, like Katrina, parts of it kind of boggle the mind.
  • It was these two stories that made me understand 'boggle' and 'mind'.
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  • A "bogle" is a hobgoblin, while to "boggle" is to botch or astound.
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