verb
boggle
Hesitate or shrink from doing something.
He boggles at the thought of signing away his rights.
Etymology
Bogle names a frightening apparition. Boggle’s connection with taking fright links shrinking back from something alarming with hesitation or unwillingness to undertake an action.
More examples
- She does not boggle at a difficult task.
- The committee boggled at the scale of the commitment.
- They boggle over a decision that once seemed straightforward.
Forms
boggle · boggles · boggled · boggling