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Boggle vs Hesitant - What's the difference?

boggle | hesitant |

As a verb boggle

is to be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused.

As an adjective hesitant is

tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.

boggle

English

Verb

(boggl)
  • To be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused.
    • He boggled at the surprising news.
    The mind boggles .
  • * Barrow
    • Boggling at nothing which serveth their purpose.
  • * Glanvill
    • We start and boggle at every unusual appearance.
  • To confuse or mystify; overwhelm.
    • The vastness of space really boggles the mind.
    The oddities of quantum mechanics can boggle the minds of students and experienced physicists alike.
  • (US, dialect) To embarrass with difficulties; to bungle or botch.
  • (obsolete) To play fast and loose; to dissemble.
    • (Howell)

    Derived terms

    * mindboggling

    hesitant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.
    • I am hesitant to recommend him as a manager because he has a short temper.

    Related terms

    * hesitance * hesitancy * hesitate * hesitation * hesitative

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