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OGLE
ogle
(verb) look at with amorous intentions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
ogle (third-person singular simple present ogles, present participle ogling, simple past and past participle ogled)
(transitive, intransitive) To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.
Noun
ogle (plural ogles)
An impertinent, flirtatious, amorous or covetous stare.
(Polari, usually, in the plural) An eye.
Anagrams
• Goel, LEGO, Lego, Loge, goel, lego, loge
Proper noun
Ogle (plural Ogles)
A surname.
A village in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1378).
An unincorporated community in Clay County, Kentucky, United States.
Anagrams
• Goel, LEGO, Lego, Loge, goel, lego, loge
Source: Wiktionary
O"gle (og'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ogled; p. pr. & vb. n. Ogling.] Etym: [From a Dutch word corresponding to G. äugeln to ogle, fr. auge eye; cf. D. ooglonken to ogle, OD. oogen to cast sheep's eyes upon, ooge eye. See Eye.]
Definition: To view or look at with side glances, as in fondness, or with a design to attract notice. And ogling all their audience, ere they speak. Dryden.
O"gle, n.
Definition: An amorous side glance or look. Byron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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