ogle
To stare at, especially impertinently, amorously, or covetouslyTo stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.
» All the workmen ogled Mary as she walked by.
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1 sensesTo stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.
Near-synonyms: eye up, eyeball
äugeln, liebäugeln
стро́ить гла́зкиstróitʹ glázki, коке́тничатьkokétničatʹ
- look at with amorous intentions
Examples
5 sentencesAll the workmen ogled Mary as she walked by.
He ogled a girl outside a pub.
I saw you ogling women on the beach as they passed by.
Are you ogling me?
A second look may be flattering; after that, things go downhill: first to staring, then to ogling, finally to frankly leering.
Translations
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Origin
17th century. Probably from Low German ögeln (“to ogle, to flirt with one's eyes”), from M17th century. Probably from Low German ögeln (“to ogle, to flirt with one's eyes”), from Middle Low German ö̂gelen, frequentative of Middle Low German ö̂gen, from Old Saxon ōgian, from Proto-West Germanic *augijan (“to show”). Alternatively from an equivalent Dutch *ogelen, but this seems unattested (only the simplex ogen). By surface analysis, eye + -le.
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Forms
ogles, ogling, ogled, ogledSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle