ogle (redirected from ogling)

o·gle  (gl, ôgl)

v. o·gled, o·gling, o·gles

v.tr.

1. To stare at.

2. To stare at impertinently, flirtatiously, or amorously.

v.intr.

To stare in an impertinent, flirtatious, or amorous manner.

n.

An impertinent, flirtatious, or amorous stare.

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[Perhaps from Low German oghelen, oegeln, frequentative of oegen, to eye, from oghe, oge, eye; see ok^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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ogler n.

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ogle [ˈəʊg^əl]

vb

1. to look at (someone) amorously or lustfully

2. (tr) to stare or gape at

n

a flirtatious or lewd look

[probably from Low German oegeln, from oegen to look at]

ogler  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

ogle - look at with amorous intentions look - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"

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ogle

verb leer at, stare at, eye up (informal), gawp at (Brit. slang), give the once-over (informal), make sheep's eyes at (informal), give the glad eye (informal), lech or letch after (informal) She hung round ogling the men at the factory.

Translations

ogle [ˈəʊgl] VT → comerse con los ojos

ogle [ˈəʊg^əl] vt → lorgner

ogle at

vt fus → lorgner

ogle

vt → kein Auge lassen or wenden von, begaffen (pej); (flirtatiously) → liebäugeln mit, schöne Augen machen (+dat); legs, girls → schielen nach, beäuge(l)n (esp hum), → beaugapfeln (hum)

ogle [ˈəʊgl] vt → mangiarsi con gli occhi

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ogle [ˈəʊgl] vt → mangiarsi con gli occhi