word of the day: boggle

The word of the day is boggle:

verb (used with object), boggled, boggling.

1. to overwhelm or bewilder, as with the magnitude, complexity, or abnormality of

2. to bungle; botch. (dictionary.com)

 

"While but a little wraith of a sorceress, she learned from a hoary old alchemist many spells and curses she was to boggle later in life."

 - Karen Elizabeth Gordon, Torn Wings and Faux Pas