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bogglebog‧gle /ˈbɒɡəl $ ˈbɑː-/ verb boggleOrigin: 1500-1600 Perhaps from bogle; ➔ BOGEY VERB TABLEboggle |
Present | I, you, we, they | boggle | | he, she, it | boggles | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | boggled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have boggled | | he, she, it | has boggled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had boggled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will boggle | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have boggled |
- George went across to introduce himself to the Red Army, an event which boggles the imagination.
- It boggled the Siberian imagination to think what modern business and technology might accomplish.
- It boggles my mind how much money it must have cost to set up each base camp.
- The dexterity and nimble balance of elite fencers can boggle the mind.
- The mind boggled, but there it was, every distressing detail.
- You never boggle at plain-speaking, so why do so now?
the/your mind boggles, (also something makes the/your mind boggle, something boggles the/your mind) informal if your mind boggles when you think of something, it is difficult for you to imagine or accept it: The sheer amount of data makes the mind boggle.boggle at My mind boggles at the amount of work still to do. |