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Verb: boggle  bó-gul
  1. Startle with amazement or fear
     
  2. Hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear
     
  3. Overcome with amazement
    "This boggles the mind!"
    - flabbergast, bowl over

Derived forms: boggling, boggled, boggles

Type of: balk, baulk [Brit], hesitate, jump, start, startle, surprise, waffle, waver

Encyclopedia: Boggle