ogle

[oh-guh l]

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verb (used with object), o·gled, o·gling.

to look at amorously, flirtatiously, or impertinently.
to eye; look or stare at.

verb (used without object), o·gled, o·gling.

to look amorously, flirtatiously, or impertinently.
to look or stare.

noun

an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.

Origin of ogle

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

Related formso·gler, nounun·o·gled, adjective

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Related Words for ogling

gawk, eyeball, rubberneck, glare, look, eye, fix, goggle, watch, focus, gaze, peer, leer, rivet

Examples from the Web for ogling

Contemporary Examples of ogling

What do Tiger Woods, his numerous alleged girlfriends, and we, the ogling, obsessed onlookers all have in common?
2009: The Most Impulsive Year Ever
Lee Siegel
December 18, 2009
They were the kind of boys who came to New York to see theatre on spring break instead of ogling girls in Daytona Beach.
Rupert Everett Unleashed
Kevin Sessums
April 6, 2009

Historical Examples of ogling

But the dim lights seemed to be ogling each other and smiling, as he passed.
The Book of Khalid
Ameen Rihani
While the crowd was ogling this ascent, I walked through the temple doors.
The Repairman
Harry Harrison
Verinder helped himself to a sandwich, ogling Moya the while with his eyeglass.
The Highgrader
William MacLeod Raine
She was always imagining him ogling at every woman that he came across.
The Good Soldier
Ford Madox Ford
Emily, who was standing in the doorway, ogling him unseen, came forward.
Colorado Jim
George Goodchild

British Dictionary definitions for ogling

ogle

verb

to look at (someone) amorously or lustfully
(tr) to stare or gape at

noun

a flirtatious or lewd look

Derived Formsogler, noun

Word Origin for ogle

C17: probably from Low German oegeln, from oegen to look at

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Word Origin and History for ogling

ogle

1680s, probably from Low German oeglen, frequentative of oegen "look at," from oege "eye," from Proto-Germanic *augon-, from PIE *okw- "to see" (see eye (n.)). Related to Dutch ogen "to look at," from oog "eye." Related: Ogled; ogling. The noun meaning "an amorous glance" is attested from 1711; earlier it meant "an eye" (1700).