as in blows
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
I boggled my first effort to make homemade pasta
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Recent Examples of boggles
Just thinking about how much true, false, and plain crazy stuff has been written about you boggles the mind.
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Bryan West,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Go Fishing The amount and variety of fish in Lake Superior boggles the mind.
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Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
7 June 2026
The number of heating and cooling systems and heat exchangers and radiators that is throughout that powertrain boggles the mind.
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Joel Feder,
The Drive,
3 June 2026
The hypocrisy boggles the mind.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
How anyone ascended Drifter’s Escape truly boggles the mind.
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Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
16 Mar. 2026
And to say stuff to try to undermine the United States in the midst of a world-changing conflict just boggles my mind.
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NBC news,
15 Mar. 2026
Raising windshield wipers is a practice that likely boggles those unaccustomed to winter weather.
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Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
27 Dec. 2025
There’s so much richness happening in the lives of these characters, genuinely, and that boggles my mind.
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Ramin Setoodeh,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025
Bryan West,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Go Fishing The amount and variety of fish in Lake Superior boggles the mind.
—
Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
7 June 2026
The number of heating and cooling systems and heat exchangers and radiators that is throughout that powertrain boggles the mind.
—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
3 June 2026
The hypocrisy boggles the mind.
—
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
How anyone ascended Drifter’s Escape truly boggles the mind.
—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
16 Mar. 2026
And to say stuff to try to undermine the United States in the midst of a world-changing conflict just boggles my mind.
—
NBC news,
15 Mar. 2026
Raising windshield wipers is a practice that likely boggles those unaccustomed to winter weather.
—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
27 Dec. 2025
There’s so much richness happening in the lives of these characters, genuinely, and that boggles my mind.
—
Ramin Setoodeh,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boggles
Verb
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Nico offers cocaine to calm her nerves and crudely propositions her, at which point Cassie raises the alarm and blows Miles’ cover.
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Russia and Ukraine traded blows from the sky, each looking to claim the upper hand on the eve of a key NATO summit.
Verb
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Tensions between the galley and the interior continue to escalate over lunch service, when a radio mishap fumbles the order in which the food should go out.
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The movie fumbles the chance to do something arresting with this seminal period in art.
Verb
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What starts as a series that aims to subvert the heist genre at every turn – amped with thrilling life-or-death stakes, family dynamics, and explosive action – gives birth to an exploration of what drives us, sustains us, and ultimately destroys us.
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Arrrives, destroys Femi and hands Main Event Jey the crown.
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“Boggles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boggles. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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