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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