boggle at

ˈbɑːɡəl æt

Definition

Definition of boggle at - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

surprisefeel surprised or confused by something unexpected

She boggled at the unexpected news.

confusionstruggle to understand something complex or astonishing

He boggled at the complicated instructions.

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Expressions with boggle

boggle the mind

cause someone to feel very surprised or confused

The size of the universe can boggle the mind.

boggle the imagination

overwhelm with amazement or wonder

The magician's tricks boggle the imagination of the audience.

stand and boggle

stop moving and look surprised or confused

He could only stand and boggle at the news.

Examples of boggle at in a sentence

They boggled at the complexity of the puzzle.
She boggled at the unexpected news.
They boggled at the magician's tricks.

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French:s'étonner de, être perplexe devant, ...
German:staunen über, staunen, ...
Italian:rimanere sorpreso, rimanere perplesso, ...
Spanish:sorprenderse, quedarse perplejo ante, ...
Portuguese:ficar perplexo com, ficar perplexo, ...
Chinese:感到困惑, 困惑, ...
Japanese:驚く, 困惑する, ...
Arabic:دُهِشَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְפַלֵּא עַל, לְהִתְבַּלְבֵּל, ...
Russian:быть поражённым, растеряться, ...
Ukrainian:здивуватися, збентежитися, ...
Hindi:हैरान रह जाना, समझने में संघर्ष करना, ...
Bengali:বিস্মিত হওয়া, বুঝতে না পারা, ...
Catalan:sorprendre's, quedar-se perplex, ...
Czech:žasnout nad, nechápat, ...
Danish:blive forbløffet over, forstå ikke, ...
Dutch:verbaasd zijn, verbijsterd zijn, ...
Greek:μένω έκπληκτος, μπερδεύομαι, ...
Hungarian:meghökkenni, értetlenül áll valami előtt, ...
Khmer:ភ្ញាក់ផ្អើល, ពិបាកយល់, ...
Korean:놀라다, ...
Persian:متعجب شد, گیج شد, ...
Polish:być zaskoczonym, zdezorientować się, ...
Portuguese (BR):ficar surpreso, bugar, ...
Romanian:a rămâne uimit, a se bloca, ...
Swedish:bli förvånad, begrunda, ...
Thai:รู้สึกประหลาดใจ, สับสน, ...
Turkish:şaşırmak, anlamaya çalışmak, ...
Vietnamese:ngạc nhiên, lúng túng, ...

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