| VERB | cognition | flabbergast, boggle, bowl over | overcome with amazement |
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| Sounds | flae'bergae.st | |
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| Rhymes | aghast ... vast: 42 rhymes with aest... | |
| Meaning | Overcome with amazement. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The bad news will flabbergast him; The good news will flabbergast her; The performance is likely to flabbergast Sue | |
| Synonyms | boggle, bowl over | |
| Broader | surprise | Cause to be surprised |
| Catalan | espantar | |