goggle-eyed

American  

[gog-uhl-ahyd] / ˈgɒg əlˌaɪd /

adjective

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

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adverb

1. with bulging, wide-open eyes.

goggle-eyed British  

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of goggle-eyed

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

Example Sentences

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goggle-eyed

A small, goggle-eyed creature with pointy ears and a mouthful of jagged teeth has somehow become one of the defining consumer products this decade.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

Shortly after nightfall, a fierce tussle ended when he reeled in a silver, goggle-eyed swordfish.

From Science Magazine ● Feb. 1, 2023

Like so many of his compatriots, he was left goggle-eyed by a dramatic twist in the story that occurred weeks after he created his design, just 10 days before the stamp was released.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2022

The 41-24 pasting in front of 78,030 goggle-eyed witnesses would become the seventh straight Georgia loss to Alabama dotting the last 14 seasons among neighbors who seldom meet.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 4, 2021

With the forest burning to the right and the left, the colonists' boats passed through a channel of fire, their passengers as goggle-eyed at the blaze as children at a video arcade.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann