Nearby Words
verb (used with object)
1.
to look at amorously, flirtatiously, or impertinently.
2.
to eye; look or stare at.
verb (used without object)
3.
to look amorously, flirtatiously, or impertinently.
4.
to look or stare.
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Ogle
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noun
5.
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
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Example Sentences
- He cranes at his window to ogle the mountains as though glimpsing them for the first time.
- And all along the course, up to a million people cheer the drivers, ogle the cars and remember.
- They come to drive across it, or raft under it, to ogle and take pictures and then move on.
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Word Origin & History
ogle
1682, probably from L.G. oeglen, freq. of oegen "look at," from oege "eye." Related to Du. ogen "to look at," from oog "eye." The noun meaning "an amorous glance" is attested from 1711.
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