goggled; goggling
: to stare with wide or protuberant eyes
goggled with amazement at the huge statue
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Verb
He goggled in amazement at the huge statue.
goggled at the elaborate costumes and floats in the Mardi Gras parade
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Verb
After a triumphal return to the United States in 2022, where spectators goggled at sumo wrestling in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, and crooned along with Lionel Ritchie during the closing ceremony, the event has moved to Chengdu, the emerging sports hub of western China.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
While their test group originally included nearly 30 subjects, not every dog was thrilled to sport the ski goggle-like eye-tracking headgear.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
For baitfish, there has been goggle eye jacks and ballyhoo around the pier.
—Alan Sherman, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
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“Goggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goggle. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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goggle
2 of 2 adjective
: being bulging
goggle eyes
goggle-eyed
adjective
ˌgäg-ə-ˈlīd
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