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
Studio commissaries, cafeterias and executive dining rooms long have been spaces to surreptitiously goggle at visiting talent as well as places to be seen with the powers that be for girding one’s position in the corporate pecking order.
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Pamela McClintock,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Nov. 2024
Snoop got schooled in the pool, even after breaking down and goggling up.
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Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
30 July 2024
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.
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Dan Chiasson,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2019
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Pamela McClintock,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Nov. 2024
Snoop got schooled in the pool, even after breaking down and goggling up.
—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
30 July 2024
Mok, the former second-in-command of the Yellow Neck daofei, goggled his eyes in surprise.
—
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goggle
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Now, yes, staring at the ceiling long enough to draw you a diagram of the paint peeling.
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In Taiwan, a student sitting for an entrance exam for a top medical school was discovered wearing smart glasses after proctors noticed the student staring oddly at the test, leading to an inspection that revealed the frame was emitting heat.
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On several occasions this writer has had the pleasure of gazing at the aforesaid state capitol building at Tallahassee … which looked, at first glance, like a garage only there was a kind of dome on top and garages usually do not have domes.
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The final slide of the carousel, a black-and-white snap, saw Olivera gazing down at Aidan and placing her hand into his isolette.
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Shoppers are gawking at their climbing receipts as food costs continue to climb.
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Still, fans will get a chance to gawk at the arms of José Canseco, who turns 62 nine days before the derby.
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