as in to stare
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
goggled at the elaborate costumes and floats in the Mardi Gras parade
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Recent Examples of goggle
Mok, the former second-in-command of the Yellow Neck daofei, goggled his eyes in surprise.
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Christian Holub, EW.com, 5 May 2020
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
Kevin Heenan, the thin-goggled duke with 30-foot range.
—Tom Corvin, latimes.com, 15 Mar. 2018
After her final run, the American freeskier remained down at the bottom of the halfpipe, hands covering her goggled eyes, undoubtedly overcome with emotions.
—The Si Staff, SI.com, 24 Feb. 2018
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Christian Holub, EW.com, 5 May 2020
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
Kevin Heenan, the thin-goggled duke with 30-foot range.
—Tom Corvin, latimes.com, 15 Mar. 2018
After her final run, the American freeskier remained down at the bottom of the halfpipe, hands covering her goggled eyes, undoubtedly overcome with emotions.
—The Si Staff, SI.com, 24 Feb. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goggle
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Far too often, business leaders get caught staring at the wrong gauges—hyper-focused on vanity metrics, internal politics or the crisis of the week.—
Ryan Kunkel,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Captured in the early morning, the video shows the woman entering her kitchen to find her partner staring at a grey cat, which is nonchalantly eating from a bowl on the floor.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Ceramic characters, each with their own whimsical charm, gaze from various angles in Rami Kim’s studio.—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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Sit on the veranda and rock, gazing out at the mountain views.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
22 June 2025
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Carol Alt initially gawked at the idea of modeling a G-string for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2025
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At the back of the procession, a small crowd has gathered to gawk and pose for selfies with a massive camel decked out with dozens of medals.—
Matt Dutile,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2025
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“Goggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goggle. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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