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- [boh-guh l, bog-uh l]
- /ˈboʊ gəl, ˈbɒg əl/
- /ˈboɡəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [boh-guh l, bog-uh l]
- /ˈboʊ gəl, ˈbɒg əl/
Definitions of bogle word
- noun bogle a scarecrow 3
- noun bogle a rhythmic dance, originating in the early 1990s, performed to ragga music 3
- verb bogle to perform such a dance 3
- noun bogle a bogy; specter. 1
- noun bogle A goblin; a frightful spectre or phantom; a bogy or bugbear. 0
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Origin of bogle
First appearance:
before 1495 One of the 26% oldest English words
1495-1505; bog (variant of bug2 bugbear, hobgoblin) + -le
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Parts of speech for Bogle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bogle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bogle
noun bogle
- apparition — An apparition is someone you see or think you see but who is not really there as a physical being.
- bogey — A bogey is something or someone that people are worried about, perhaps without much cause or reason.
- bogeyman — A bogeyman is someone whose ideas or actions are disapproved of by some people, and who is described by them as evil or unpleasant in order to make other people afraid.
- boggle — If you say that the mind boggles at something or that something boggles the mind, you mean that it is so strange or amazing that it is difficult to imagine or understand.
- bugaboo — Something or someone that is your bugaboo worries or upsets you.
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