Boggle vs. Goggle
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Difference Between Boggle and Goggle
Boggleverb
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.The horror of the deed and its consequences boggle the imagination.Goggleverb
To stare (at something) with wide eyes.
Boggleverb
(intransitive) To be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused.
He boggled at the surprising news.The mind boggles.Goggleverb
To roll the eyes.
Boggleverb
(transitive) To confuse or mystify; overwhelm.
The vastness of space really boggles the mind.The oddities of quantum mechanics can boggle the minds of students and experienced physicists alike.Gogglenoun
A wide-eyed stare or affected rolling of the eye.
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Boggleverb
To embarrass with difficulties; to palter or equivocate; to bungle or botch.
Gogglenoun
(in the plural) A pair of protective eyeglasses.
Boggleverb
To dissemble; to play fast and loose (with someone or something).
Goggleverb
look with amazement; look stupidly
Boggleverb
To wiggle the eyes as a result of bruxing.
Bogglenoun
(dated) A scruple or objection.
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Bogglenoun
(dated) A bungle; a botched situation.
Boggleverb
startle with amazement or fear
Boggleverb
hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear
Boggleverb
overcome with amazement;
This boggles the mind!
