boggles

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verb

1
Either literally or figuratively to stop or hesitate as if suddenly seeing a bogle.
“The dogs went on, but the horse boggled at the sudden appearance of the strange beast.”
2
To be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused.
“He boggled at the surprising news.”
3
To confuse or mystify; overwhelm.
“The oddities of quantum mechanics can boggle the minds of students and experienced physicists alike.”
4
To embarrass with difficulties; to palter or equivocate; to bungle or botch.
5
To dissemble; to play fast and loose (with someone or something).

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