Vocabulary
Boggle
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(of a person or their mind) be astonished or baffled when trying to imagine something.
Urdu meaning
حیرت میں ڈالنا، چونکنا، ہچکچانا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Lesser minds boggle at the faultless precision with which both events were exe-cuted within hours of each other.
Synonyms
marvel, wonder, be astonished, be astounded, be amazed, be filled with amazement
Antonyms
ameliorate, better, enhance, help, improve
Curator example
“the mind boggles at the spectacle”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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