boggled; boggling
ˈbä-g(ə-)liŋ 
1
: to start with fright or amazement : be overwhelmed
the mind boggles at the research needed
2
: to hesitate because of doubt, fear, or scruples
boggle
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I boggled my first effort to make homemade pasta
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Kate Fox: People don’t realize Hocus Pocus is fiction, which boggles my mind.
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Shannon Carlin, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
There are so many questions related to this that boggle the mind: why doesn’t Ashley fight harder for Joanne to make this a priority?
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2024
For each activity there are multiple coaches and multiple settings to choose from and the realism, immersion and incredible clarity of the virtual settings is mind boggling.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
The results prepare the ground for a boggling encounter upstairs on the museum’s mezzanine — an astonishingly plain installation of three mirrored walls.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
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Shannon Carlin, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
There are so many questions related to this that boggle the mind: why doesn’t Ashley fight harder for Joanne to make this a priority?
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2024
For each activity there are multiple coaches and multiple settings to choose from and the realism, immersion and incredible clarity of the virtual settings is mind boggling.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
The results prepare the ground for a boggling encounter upstairs on the museum’s mezzanine — an astonishingly plain installation of three mirrored walls.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Boggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boggle. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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