boggle — to be amazed or overwhelmed by something; to hesitate or be unwilling to do something
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to be amazed or overwhelmed by something; to hesitate or be unwilling to do something
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈbɑːɡəl/
Korean meaning: 깜짝 놀라다, 당황하다; 주저하다
Korean pronunciation: **바**글
Example Sentences
- I boggle at the thought of eating 50 hot dogs in one sitting.
- The price of that designer handbag absolutely boggles me.
- My grandmother boggles at the idea of ordering food through an app.
boggle
VERB//ˈbɑːɡəl//
to be amazed or overwhelmed by something; to hesitate or be unwilling to do something
a young woman in the front row stares with her jaw dropped and eyes wide as saucers at the impossible sight before her. Her hands are frozen halfway to her face in complete shock and disbelief. Above her, a magician floats horizontally in mid-air with no visible support or wires. The impossible defiance of gravity leaves her mind completely overwhelmed and unable to process what she's witnessing. Other audience members around her show similar expressions of total bewilderment and amazement. Children point upward while adults rub their eyes as if they can't believe what they're seeing. someone being completely boggled by an overwhelming and incomprehensible spectacle
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Origin
From 16th-century Scottish 'boggle' meaning 'ghost' or 'goblin'. The word developed its current meaning from the idea of being startled and confused, like someone who has just seen a ghost.
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“I boggle at the thought of eating 50 hot dogs in one sitting.”
“The price of that designer handbag absolutely boggles me.”
“My grandmother boggles at the idea of ordering food through an app.”
“The sheer size of the universe boggles scientists even today.”
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