goggle

[gog-uhl]

noun

1. goggles,

   1. large spectacles equipped with special lenses, protective rims, etc., to prevent injury to the eyes from strong wind, flying objects, blinding light, etc.

   2. spectacles designed for a special purpose, as night-vision or stereoscopic goggles.

   3. Informal.,  glasses, or eyeglasses.

      I can't see a thing without my goggles.

2. a bulging or wide-open look of the eyes; stare.

verb (used without object)

goggled, goggling 

1. to stare with bulging or wide-open eyes.

   Synonyms: glare, gawp, gawk, ogle, gape

2. (of the eyes) to bulge and be wide open in a stare.

3. to roll the eyes.

4. (of the eyes) to roll.

5. Informal.,  spearfish.

verb (used with object)

goggled, goggling 

1. to roll (the eyes).

adjective

1. (of the eyes) rolling, bulging, or staring.

goggle

/ ˈɡɒɡəl /

verb

1. (intr) to stare stupidly or fixedly, as in astonishment

2. to cause (the eyes) to roll or bulge or (of the eyes) to roll or bulge

noun

1. a fixed or bulging stare

2. (plural) spectacles, often of coloured glass or covered with gauze: used to protect the eyes

Other Word Forms

• ungoggled adjective
• goggly adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of goggle¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English gogelen “to look aside, squint”

Word History and Origins

Origin of goggle¹

C14: from gogelen to look aside, of uncertain origin; see _agog

Example Sentences

In one incident, according to the statement, Muran allegedly drove his vehicle into a school at night and was seen wearing military gear and night-vision goggles.

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The clerk was goggle eyed at the jewel.

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America’s workplaces have been getting safer for more than a century now—cleaner, fewer fire risks, auto shut-off switches on tools, and even eye goggles and steel-toed boots.

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“What Yoshi did tonight is unprecedented in modern-day baseball,” said Roberts, who came into the postgame interview room wearing ski goggles and dripping of champagne.

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Defense manufacturers rely on them to produce everything from F-35 jet fighters, submarines and Tomahawk missiles to drone motors, night-vision goggles and radar systems.

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