1
: the more or less globular capsule of the vertebrate eye formed by the sclera and cornea together with their contained structures
2
eyeballs plural
: people who view something (such as an advertisement)
websites competing for eyeballs
eyeballed; eyeballing; eyeballs
: to look at intently especially in making an evaluation or choice
diners eyeballing the menu
eyeball the competition
: based on observation
eyeball judgment
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Verb
The children were eyeballing the desserts.
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Noun
In 2024, Michigan voted for a werewolf, Louisiana backed a crawfish sticker, and North Carolina dolled out stickers with an eyeball on them.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 18 Nov. 2025
Audiences are immersed in the horrors of the war, which was fought eyeball to eyeball by landless men wielding muskets, unreliable rifles and terrifying bayonets.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 16 Nov. 2025
Verb
The Marlins eyeballed and acquired several under-the-radar success stories in the past year, including shortstop Otto Lopez, outfielder Heriberto Hernandez and pitcher Janson Junk, all of whom were significant contributors.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2025
And some two weeks after the incident, the agency found that the hospital had violated EMTALA in three ways, including failing to provide even the most basic care through a medical examination of the patient — beyond just eyeballing him.
—Eli Cahan, ProPublica, 23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Eyelid spasms differ from eyeball spasms, ophthalmologists said.
—Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
And for some of them — not all of them — their intentions are just eyeball time online.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Eyeball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyeball. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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eyeball
noun
eye·ball
ˈī-ˌbȯl 
: the more or less globular capsule of the vertebrate eye formed by the sclera and cornea together with their contained structures
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