Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To look or stare at, especially in a desirous manner.
- intransitive verb To look or stare, especially desirously.
- noun A sustained look or stare, especially a desirous one.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To view with amorous or coquettish glances, as in fondness or with a design to attract notice.
- To cast glances as in fondness or with a design to attract notice.
- noun A coquettish or amorous glance or look.
- noun plural Eyes.
- noun An owl.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An amorous side glance or look.
- transitive verb To view or look at with side glances, as in fondness, or with a design to attract notice.
- transitive verb To stare at conspicuously or impertinently.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive , (
intransitive ) Tostare at (someone or something), especiallyimpertinently ,amorously , orcovetously . - noun An
impertinent ,flirtatious ,amorous orcovetous stare.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb look at with amorous intentions
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Adonis _Adonis_ apropos _apropo_ bowsprit _bowsprit_ brooch _broch_ not _broosh_ compromise _compromize_ jowl _jol_, not like _owl_ molecular _molecular_ ogle _ogle_ trow _tro_ vocable _vocable_ zoology _zoology_, not _zoo_
Practical Grammar and Composition Thomas Wood
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It's time to gaze at the celeb girls who put the "ogle" into Google.
Only Number Four? Bill Crider 2006
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It's time to gaze at the celeb girls who put the "ogle" into Google.
Archive 2006-12-03 Bill Crider 2006
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In May it is the migrants which we should watch, and listen to, and "ogle" with our opera glasses.
The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year William Beebe 1919
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being too Spring-Break mellow to podcast having strangers look at my house the word "ogle" Analyzing:
Archive 2006-03-01 Ann Althouse 2006
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In its fascination with girl-on-girl action, from longing glances and kissing to a climactic catfight that's less lurid than ludicrous, "Roommate" plays like the ultimate indulgence of leering Hollywood executives, eager to ogle pulchritudinous college girls and call it work.
'Roommate' movie review: Don't move in with Leighton Meester Ann Hornaday 2011
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Men just ogle legs – they don't get the point of ironic hosiery
What I bought this week: witty tights Polly Vernon 2010
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Now I can ogle Tom Hardy as more than just Heathcliff.
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Mad Max’ Speaks! ‘Bronson’ Star Tom Hardy On His Coming Game-Changer » MTV Movies Blog 2009
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The exclusive clips from the film were probably the best part of the show for most fans, aside from the obvious opportunity to ogle the actors.
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The exclusive clips from the film were probably the best part of the show for most fans, aside from the obvious opportunity to ogle the actors.
abiohphobia commented on the word ogle
Pronunciation:
\ˈ�?-gəl also ˈä-\
Etymology:
probably from Low German oegeln, from oog eye; akin to Old High German ouga eye
intransitive verb : to glance with amorous invitation or challenge
transitive verb 1 : to eye amorously or provocatively 2 : to look at especially with greedy or interested attention
October 24, 2007
abiohphobia commented on the word ogle
I'm glad to see Merriam Webster listing both pronunciations; I had a friend who always gave me shit because I prefer the latter.
October 24, 2007
frangarnes commented on the word ogle
I didn't know this word. I like it. We (Spanish speakers) haven't a word with a similar meaning, so we have to use idioms to express the same that ogle.
By the way, your posting style in Wordie reminds me of... my own posts! ;-)
October 24, 2007
seanahan commented on the word ogle
I use both pronunciations, which makes me a bit strange, I'd imagine.
October 24, 2007
uselessness commented on the word ogle
This word always reminds me of Stranger Than Fiction. If you haven't seen it, you must. It was *made* for Wordies.
October 24, 2007
yarb commented on the word ogle
Whenever I see this word I think "baby ogre".
October 24, 2007
reesetee commented on the word ogle
Haha!
October 24, 2007
yarb commented on the word ogle
...it looked a little as if Camilla, who was a very good companion, ogled at me with no questionable meaning.
- Lesage, The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane, tr. Smollett, bk 1 ch. 16
September 12, 2008
lea commented on the word ogle
I love google. I ogle google very amorously on a daily basis, because you never know what you'll find next.
March 1, 2009
pterodactyl commented on the word ogle
A quick informal poll: Do you pronounce this OH-gul, OGG-ul, or OO-gul? Or some fourth way?
I've always said OGG-ul. Today I heard OO-gul for the first time, and OO-gul made me giggle.
August 19, 2012
bilby commented on the word ogle
OH-gul.
August 19, 2012
ruzuzu commented on the word ogle
Ah, gull.
August 19, 2012
yarb commented on the word ogle
The painter's mistress finished her conquest, by exerting her skill in the art of ogling, accompanied by frequent bewitching sighs and some tender French songs, that she sang with such pathetic expression, as quite melted the resolution of Pallet, and utterly subdued his affection. And he, to convince her of the importance of her victory, gave a specimen of his own talents, by entertaining her with that celebrated English ditty, the burden of which begins with, "The pigs they lie with their a--s bare."
— Smollett, Peregrine Pickle
March 25, 2022