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To hesitate as if in fear or doubt.
(verb-intransitive)
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To shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment: "The mind now boggling at all the numbers on the table, both sides agreed to a recess of an hour” ( Henry A. Kissinger).
(verb-intransitive)
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To act ineptly or inefficiently; bungle.
(verb-intransitive)
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To cause to be overcome, as with fright or astonishment.
(verb-transitive)
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To botch; bungle.
(verb-transitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.