as in blowing
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 boggling
The audience is relieved of the prior editions’ boggling tsunami wall of zombies.
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Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026
Advertisement All eyes will be on Ilia Malinin, for the stunning array of quadruple jumps that the Virginia native pulls off with a mind boggling ease.
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Alice Park,
Time,
12 Jan. 2026
Jerry's approach is so mind boggling.
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Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
30 Dec. 2025
The terrific film reel producer Jennifer Fox and her team put together was mind boggling to be sure and really showed the remarkable breadth of Cruise’s talent.
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Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
17 Nov. 2025
The tragedy side of things is addressed rather offhandedly — occasionally the movie will remember the boggling grief and betrayal at its center, only to shrug it off again just as quickly.
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Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
Trying to move in earlier to accommodate a pittance of an audience is mind boggling stupidity.
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Pol Ballus,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
In a world where licenses and software locks forbid folks from simply plugging in a replacement component, the thought of a major company encouraging its customers to break out a soldering iron is mind boggling.
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Stephen Cass,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 June 2025
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026
Advertisement All eyes will be on Ilia Malinin, for the stunning array of quadruple jumps that the Virginia native pulls off with a mind boggling ease.
—
Alice Park,
Time,
12 Jan. 2026
Jerry's approach is so mind boggling.
—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
30 Dec. 2025
The terrific film reel producer Jennifer Fox and her team put together was mind boggling to be sure and really showed the remarkable breadth of Cruise’s talent.
—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
17 Nov. 2025
The tragedy side of things is addressed rather offhandedly — occasionally the movie will remember the boggling grief and betrayal at its center, only to shrug it off again just as quickly.
—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
Trying to move in earlier to accommodate a pittance of an audience is mind boggling stupidity.
—
Pol Ballus,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
In a world where licenses and software locks forbid folks from simply plugging in a replacement component, the thought of a major company encouraging its customers to break out a soldering iron is mind boggling.
—
Stephen Cass,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boggling
Verb
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Technically, officials said, blowing past the deadline means Alameda County is no longer in exclusive negotiations with the Oakland Acquisition Company.
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But rather than cede ground to an outsider, the town's residents plant TNT in every single structure, blowing them up before Lassiter can get his hands on them.
Verb
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With Yerry De los Santos also fumbling a bunt in the eighth, the Yanks tallied a season-high four errors on the night.
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My first few hours with the EM11 NL were marked by overshooting links, fumbling through simple selections, and occasionally wondering why anyone would voluntarily use a vertical mouse.
Verb
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After all, plenty of cocktail enthusiasts already complain about mosquitoes ruining a summer evening.
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The company was saving a few bucks but ruining its product.
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“Boggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boggling. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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