- boggle
- verb /ˈbɒɡ.əl,ˈbɑ.ɡəl/
He boggled at the surprising news.
The vastness of space really boggles the mind.
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Boggle — is a word game designed by Allan Turoff and trademarked by Parker Brothers and Hasbro. The game is played using a grid of lettered dice, in which players attempt to find words in sequences of adjacent letters.RulesThe game begins by shaking a… … Wikipedia
Boggle — jeu de société Boîte de jeu typique avec accessoires et exemple de calcul des points. {{{licence}}} Auteur … Wikipédia en Français
Boggle — Zubehör Daten zum Spiel Autor Alan Turoff Verlag Parker Brothers, Hasbro, u.a. Erscheinungsjahr … Deutsch Wikipedia
Boggle — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Imagen de un juego de Boggle. El Boggle es un juego de mesa diseñado por Allan Turoff y fabricado por la casa Hasbro y Parker Brothers. Está formado por un cubo que contiene dieciséis dados con … Wikipedia Español
boggle — boggle, boggling verb. Boggle, originally used of frightened horses, is used with and without an object: the mind can boggle at something and something can boggle the mind (or the imagination etc.). The expression mind boggling, first recorded in … Modern English usage
Boggle — Bog gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Boggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Boggling}.] [ See {Bogle}, n.] 1. To stop or hesitate as if suddenly frightened, or in doubt, or impeded by unforeseen difficulties; to take alarm; to exhibit hesitancy and indecision.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boggle — ► VERB informal 1) be astonished or baffled. 2) (boggle at) hesitate to do. ORIGIN probably related to BOGEY(Cf. ↑bogey) … English terms dictionary
Boggle — Bog gle, v. t. To embarrass with difficulties; to make a bungle or botch of. [Local, U. S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boggle — index mismanage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
boggle — (v.) 1590s, to start with fright (as a startled horse does), from M.E. bugge specter (among other things, supposed to scare horses at night); see BUG (Cf. bug); also Cf. BOGEY (Cf. bogey) (1). The meaning to raise scruples, hesitate is from 1630s … Etymology dictionary
boggle — vb stickle, stick, strain, scruple, *demur, balk, jib, shy Analogous words: *object, protest, kick, remonstrate, expostulate: *recoil, shrink, flinch, wince, blench, quail Antonyms: subscribe (to) Contrasted words: acquiesce, accede, *assent,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
