ogle

American  

[oh-guhl] / ˈoʊ gəl /

verb (used with object)

ogled, ogling

1. to look at amorously, flirtatiously, or impertinently.

2. to eye; look or stare at.

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verb (used without object)

ogled, ogling

1. to look amorously, flirtatiously, or impertinently.

2. to look or stare.

noun

1. an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.

ogle British  

/ ˈəʊɡəl /

verb

1. to look at (someone) amorously or lustfully

2. (tr) to stare or gape at

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noun

1. a flirtatious or lewd look

Other Word Forms

• ogler noun
• unogled adjective

Etymology

Origin of ogle

1670–80; apparently < Dutch, frequentative ( -le ) of oogen to make eyes at, derivative of oog eye (compare Low German oegeln, German äugeln )

Example Sentences

That doesn’t mean the twins weren’t tempted by the stores on the promenade leading to the indoor water park and ogling the arcade games.

From The Wall Street Journal

After ogling old cars, lean into nostalgia in the Meadow Gold District, dotted with retro shops and “muffler men,” giant fiberglass statues of a lumberjack, a cowboy and more.

From The Wall Street Journal

A dirty secret about pageants is that behind the smiles and the ogling, a great part of their fuel is female ambition.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Emcee’s funhouse reflection signifies not only how straight culture ogles the novelty of a newly surfaced queer society in Weimar Berlin but also how that queer community ogles at the novelty of itself.

From Salon

But instead of ogling violence to exploit its evil and nauseate the audience, Lynch calls attention to the systems that propagate it.

From Salon

Related Words

• eyeball
• gawk