Boggle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

startle with amazement or fear

hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɚɹˈæf/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌɡi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌɡi/

1 syllable Say it as /kɚɹˈæf/.

Examples

This boggles the mind!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bowl over flabbergast

Parts of Speech

verb	startle with amazement or fear
verb	hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear
verb	overcome with amazement “This boggles the mind!”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verblüffen

vor Staunen oder Angst aufschrecken

🇫🇷French

époustouflant

sursauter d'étonnement ou de peur

🇪🇸Spanish

dudar

sobresaltarse de asombro o miedo

🇮🇹Italian

stupire

sussultare di stupore o di paura

🇳🇱Dutch

verbijsteren

schrikken van verbazing of angst

🇵🇹Portuguese

confundir

assustar com espanto ou medo

🇷🇺Russian

ошеломить

испугаться от изумления или страха

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संदेह

आश्चर्य या भय से चौंकना

🇧🇩Bengali

বোগল

বিস্ময় বা ভয়ে চমকে উঠুন

🇮🇳Tamil

தடுமாறும்

திகைப்புடன் அல்லது பயத்துடன்

🇮🇳Telugu

తడబడు

ఆశ్చర్యం లేదా భయంతో ఆశ్చర్యపోతారు

🇮🇳Marathi

गोंधळ

आश्चर्याने किंवा भीतीने चकित होणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્વસ્થતા

આશ્ચર્ય અથવા ભયથી ચોંકાવવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೊಗಳೆ

ಬೆರಗು ಅಥವಾ ಭಯದಿಂದ ಗಾಬರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുഴയുക

ആശ്ചര്യമോ ഭയമോ കൊണ്ട് ഞെട്ടി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੋਗਲ

ਹੈਰਾਨੀ ਜਾਂ ਡਰ ਨਾਲ ਹੈਰਾਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

الجھن

حیرت یا خوف سے چونکا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

惊奇

惊讶或恐惧

🇯🇵Japanese

混乱する

驚きや恐怖でびっくりする

🇰🇷Korean

펄쩍 뛰다

놀라움이나 두려움에 놀라다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lúng túng

giật mình vì kinh ngạc hoặc sợ hãi

🇹🇭Thai

เกรงกลัว

สะดุ้งด้วยความประหลาดใจหรือความกลัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

merusakkan

kaget karena takjub atau takut

🇵🇭Filipino

magulo

magulat sa pagkamangha o takot

🇲🇾Malay

bogel

terkejut dengan rasa kagum atau takut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حير

أذهل بالدهشة أو الخوف

🇮🇷Persian

درهم ریختن

از تعجب یا ترس مبهوت شوید

🇹🇷Turkish

şaşırtıcı

şaşkınlık ya da korkuyla irkilmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַסֵס

להבהיל מהשתאות או פחד

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The primary meaning of 'boggle' is 'startle with amazement or fear'.

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Using 'boggle' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'boggle' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'boggle' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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