ogle

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verb

ˈō-gəl How to pronounce ogle (audio)
 also  ˈä-,
 sometimes  ˈü-
ogled; ogling ˈō-g(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce ogle (audio)
 also  ˈä-,
 sometimes  ˈü-

intransitive verb

: to glance with amorous invitation or challenge
He was tempted to ogle at young ladies.

transitive verb

1
: to eye amorously or provocatively
He sat at the bar ogling several women.
2
: to look at especially with greedy or interested attention
we ogled the chocolate confectionsAnn K. Ludwig
ogler
ˈō-g(ə-)lər How to pronounce ogle (audio)
 also  ˈä-
 sometimes  ˈü-
noun

ogle

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noun

: an amorous or coquettish glance

Examples of ogle in a Sentence

Verb He sat at the bar, ogling several women. He ogled the new cars on the lot. I was ogling the dessert menu before my meal even arrived.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Often you’ll be greeted by a crowd of locals gathered to ogle the ritzy ship, still a curious sight in these parts. Alex Greggery, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024 For 100 straight days after the Colosseum opened in 80 C.E., tens of thousands of citizens packed into the amphitheater to ogle staged hunts and gladiatorial combat — or, to put it bluntly, the systematic slaughter of animals and men. Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024 The inventive dessert, which puts creamy ice cream inside a hollowed croissant cone, is available at the chef's San Francisco pâtisserie, Miller & Lux Provisions — but it's being ogled over on social media by fans from all over. Ana Calderone, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024 Meanwhile, eager onlookers pay $40 to ogle and nibble. The Indianapolis Star, 27 Feb. 2024 The effect is immersive rather than ogling, down to the standardized use of subtitled Japanese. Alison Herman, Variety, 26 Feb. 2024 Drop by the Chihuly Collection to ogle dazzling glass art by Dale Chihuly, including a stunning ruby-red icicle chandelier crafted exclusively for the space. Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2024 The relative criticized him for ogling a female worker at the construction site, leading to a fight dominated by the 6-foot-2 Soulett that left the relative bloodied with his left eye swollen shut and a 3-inch cut on his head. Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024 Upon arrival, visitors were content to simply soak in the beauty of their raw, remote surroundings, ogling Denali through the sauna’s picture window or marveling at the aurora borealis transforming the winter sky into a psychedelic light show. Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2024
Noun
Passengers can fly on sleds led by huskies, ogle bald eagles and salmon-gobbling grizzlies, and soar over towering glaciers in a helicopter. Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2024 These one-percenters gather here to display, commune with, ogle, and bitchily judge one another's irreplaceable vintage automobiles. Brett Berk, Car and Driver, 12 Aug. 2023 Through an unblinking black eyeball, a 20-foot-high scarlet octopus ogles my lunch. Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2023 The other two ogle a 2-inch Peter Venkman. Amy Paturel, M.s., Good Housekeeping, 18 Aug. 2020 Maybe not the happiest scene, but the gallery itself is always filled with ogle-worthy art, and is free to enter at 508 W. 26th St, Tuesday - Sunday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021 Find unique gifts and ogle holiday decorations festooning Pearl, the riverside stay-play-dine district on the site of the former Pearl Brewery founded in 1883. Robin Soslow, Chron, 17 Nov. 2021 Princess Leia, the obvious choice, was most recognizable in an ogle-baiting metal bikini. Wired, 18 Nov. 2019 The ogle-worthy fashion is aplenty, and yet the beauty equation takes a simpler route: faces stripped back and completely free of makeup; hair cut pixie-short, swept back into a bun, or hanging long and loose. Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 2 May 2018

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Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun

probably from Low German oegeln, from oog eye; akin to Old High German ouga eye — more at eye

First Known Use

Verb

1682, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun

circa 1668, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ogle was circa 1668

Dictionary Entries Near ogle

Cite this Entry

“Ogle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ogle. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

ogle

verb
ˈōg-əl,
 also  ˈäg-
ogled; ogling
-(ə-)liŋ
: to look at in a flirting way or with unusual attention or desire
ogle noun
ogler
-(ə-)lər
noun

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