"becroggle" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: becroggles [present, singular, third-person], becroggling [participle, present], becroggled [participle, past], becroggled [past]
Rhymes: -ɒɡəl Etymology: be- + croggle Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|croggle}} be- + croggle Head templates: {{en-verb}} becroggle (third-person singular simple present becroggles, present participle becroggling, simple past and past participle becroggled)
  1. (dated, fandom slang) To cause shock or confusion sufficient to cause brief paralysis. Tags: dated, slang
    Sense id: en-becroggle-en-verb-9LPyGKou Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be- Topics: lifestyle

Inflected forms

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