goggle

1 of 3

verb

gog·​gle ˈgä-gəl 

goggled; goggling

intransitive verb

: to stare with wide or protuberant eyes

goggled with amazement at the huge statue

goggler

ˈgä-g(ə-)lər 

noun

goggle

2 of 3

adjective

: protuberant, staring

goggle eyes

goggly

ˈgä-g(ə-)lē 

adjective

goggles

3 of 3

plural noun

gog·​gles ˈgä-gəlz 

1

: protective glasses set in a flexible frame (as of rubber or plastic) that fits snugly against the face

2

: an electronic apparatus that covers the eyes and is used to enhance vision (as at night) or to produce images (as of a virtual reality)

goggled

ˈgä-gəld 

adjective

Synonyms of goggle

Verb

• stare
• gaze
• gawk

Examples of goggle in a Sentence

Verb

He goggled in amazement at the huge statue.

goggled at the elaborate costumes and floats in the Mardi Gras parade

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Snoop got schooled in the pool, even after breaking down and goggling up. — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024

Any human eye, goggled by a car’s windshield, can graft such fantasies onto the great Mojave. — Dan Chiasson, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2019

Adjective

For baitfish, there has been goggle eye jacks and ballyhoo around the pier. — Alan Sherman, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024

Plural noun

Safety goggles should be worn to avoid eye injury in the event of sparking. — William Miller, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2023

In one, a pair of kid bicyclers take the foreground, ogling the lens through goggles, while an oblivious gentleman in the background reads a newspaper, like a movie extra. — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Adjective

Middle English gogelen to squint

First Known Use

Verb

1742, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1540, in the meaning defined above

Plural Noun

1715, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing goggle

• goggle-eye
• goggle-eyed

Rhymes for goggle

• moghul
• toggle

Kids Definition

goggle

1 of 2 verb

gog·​gle ˈgäg-əl 

goggled; goggling

-(ə-)liŋ

: to stare with goggle eyes

goggler

-(ə-)lər 

noun

goggle

2 of 2 adjective

: being bulging

goggle eyes

goggly

ˈgäg-(ə-)lē 

adjective

goggle-eyed

ˌgäg-ə-ˈlīd

adjective