Past tense of boggle
regular verb
The past tense of boggle is boggled. The past participle is also boggled.
Forms of boggle
| Base form (V1) | boggle /ˈbɒɡ.əl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | boggled |
| Past participle (V3) | boggled |
| Present participle | boggling |
| Third person singular | boggles |
Boggled in a sentence
- The dogs went on, but the horse boggled at the sudden appearance of the strange beast.
- He boggled at arranging for bread to be left daily at some place within easy walking distance, but let that go.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 18
- Her friends were boggled by how long it took her to plunk out simple texts, but Kate says she learned skills her peers have never had to master.2025 September 6, Catherine Pearson, “She Started the Debate About Kids and Phones. Now She Wants to End It.”, in The New York Times, New…. From the entry plunk
Meaning of boggle
- verb (literally or figuratively) to stop or hesitate as if suddenly seeing a bogle.
- verb To be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused.
- verb To confuse or mystify; overwhelm.
Questions about the past tense of boggle
- What is the past tense of boggle?
- The past tense of boggle is boggled.
- What is the past participle of boggle?
- The past participle of boggle is boggled.
- Is boggle a regular or irregular verb?
- Boggle is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: boggle (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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