goggle-eyed

[gog-uh l-ahyd]

adjective

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

adverb

with bulging, wide-open eyes.

Origin of goggle-eyed

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

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Examples from the Web for goggle-eyed

Contemporary Examples of goggle-eyed

Although we watch the behavior of the super-rich with goggle-eyed fascination, bad feeling toward them lurks in the wings.
The Brotherhood of Money
Daphne Merkin
January 2, 2009

Historical Examples of goggle-eyed

"This goggle-eyed imbecile understands nothing," he thought.
Under Western Eyes
Joseph Conrad
They hauled together, and landed a goggle-eyed twenty-pound cod.
"Captains Courageous"
Rudyard Kipling
Jud laughed again: “Leave it to me—I'll fix the goggle-eyed fellow.”
The Bishop of Cottontown
John Trotwood Moore
Exactly what I would have said; but then, when she only goggle-eyed me, what could a girl do?
Miss Ashton's New Pupil
Mrs. S. S. Robbins
Suppose you send that goggle-eyed skivvy of yours on an errand.
The Postmaster's Daughter
Louis Tracy

British Dictionary definitions for goggle-eyed

goggle-eyed

adjective

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

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Word Origin and History for goggle-eyed

adj.

late 14c.; see goggle (v.).