Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb boggle

3 senses of boggle

Sense 1
boggle -- (startle with amazement or fear)
       => startle, jump, start -- (move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room")

Sense 2
boggle -- (hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear)
       => hesitate, waver, waffle -- (pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures")

Sense 3
flabbergast, boggle, bowl over -- (overcome with amazement; "This boggles the mind!")
       => surprise -- (cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me")