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croggled

croggled adjective: shocked into temporary paralysis; nonplussed; bemused; bewildered. Also the simple past and past participle of croggle.

Adjective

croggled (comparative more croggled, superlative most croggled)

  1. (dated, slang) Shocked into temporary paralysis; nonplussed; bemused; bewildered.
    • CRY came today, but I really wasn't as croggled as I usually am when CRY comes, because I got a visit from a real WKF last night (this being the 10th). You, of course, know Ellis Mills?1962 June, Tom Armistead, “Tom Armistead Meets Ellis Mills”, in Cry of the Nameless, number 161, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2004
    • I was so croggled I did not know what to say.2009, Kelly James Patrick, “Mr. Boy”, in The Mammoth Book of Best Short Science Fiction Novels, →ISBN, page 233

Also used as

croggled is also the simple past and past participle of croggle.

Forms of croggled

comparativemore croggled
superlativemost croggled

Questions about croggled

What does croggled mean?
Croggled means shocked into temporary paralysis; nonplussed; bemused; bewildered.
What part of speech is croggled?
Croggled is an adjective.

Words near croggled in the dictionary

  1. croggan
  2. croggans
  3. croggie
  4. croggies
  5. croggle
  6. croggled
  7. crogglement
  8. croggles
  9. croggling
  10. croggy
  11. Croghan

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