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goggle-eyed

[ gog-uhl-ahyd ]
/ ˈgɒg əlˌaɪd /

adjective

having bulging, wide-open, or rolling eyes, especially in astonishment or wonderment.

adverb

with bulging, wide-open eyes.

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Origin of goggle-eyed

1350–1400; Middle English gogel eied squinting, looking sideways

Words nearby goggle-eyed

go-getter, gogga, goggle, goggle-box, goggle-eye, goggle-eyed, goggler, Gogh, goglet, gogo, go-go dancer
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British Dictionary definitions for goggle-eyed

goggle-eyed

adjective

(often postpositive) with a surprised, staring, or fixed expression
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