ogle 1 of 2

as in to stare
to look at in a flirtatious or desiring way I do wish you two would stop ogling each other during class

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ogle

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noun

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Recent Examples of ogle
Verb
Through an unblinking black eyeball, a 20-foot-high scarlet octopus ogles my lunch. Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2023 Maybe not the happiest scene, but the gallery itself is always filled with ogle-worthy art, and is free to enter at 508 W. 26th St, Tuesday - Sunday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021
Noun
Customers periodically come in and ogle our nearly 10-man group, with one younger man — and surprisingly, an older chef — coming to our table to laud Gibbs. Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025 For Boyd, these giant diamonds are also more visible today, thanks to the advent of social media platforms like Instagram, where they can be posted for the world to ogle. Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ogle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ogle
Verb
  • Recipes from Valencia took me back to an afternoon lounging in the lawns near The City of Arts and Sciences, staring at orange trees, plucking pieces of rabbit from paella with my fingers, and swirling toast into olive oil.
    Jamila Robinson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The iconic meadow scene, during which Bella and Edward stare longingly at one another on the forest floor, reached new levels of enchantmemt thanks to a proper display of the scene's idyllic panorama.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Keep your core tight, your shoulders back, and your gaze forward as much as possible.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The second tallest, a boy, looks at the camera with the steady gaze of a future class president.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • News of Legendary’s deal for Buck Rogers rights first emerged in 2020, with the studio reportedly eyeing a transmedia franchise that would include a feature film, live-action series and anime series.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Arapahoe is eyeing second place in the Centennial League and sits just behind Eaglecrest (9) in the CHSAA seeding index after winning four of its last five games.
    Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In the scene, the men leer at Caroline and touch her face.
    Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Some of the same faces are AI replicated more than once in the same scene and sport strange zombie-like staring leers or appear out of scale with other surrounding character identities.
    Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Adelman stopped in to gawk at the scoreboard for a bit, and who knows, maybe to scout for candidates to fill the Nuggets’ 15th roster spot as well.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
  • In Park Slope, on 9th Street just past Eighth Avenue, the crowds flowing out of Prospect Park sometimes stop to gawk at a row of oddly whimsical townhouses.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At times, the actor feels more like a design element, akin to the marble coffins and gape-mouthed friezes of this gothic world.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Rattle the bars with his scream and swallow me into the black of his gape.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Those who took a quick peek inside the front window saw walls lined with bookcases and young, Black men strewn about in old, thrifted armchairs, their laps piled high with books.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Her sharing every emotional stop on what we’re led to believe is a train wreck of a separation becomes, in expert hands, a peek into what are extremely relatable moments.
    Dan Heching, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Other drivers say morning glare can be a problem when heading east this time of year.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Schottenheimer downplayed the impact, but said the staff has been preparing for the potential glare.
    Jon Machota, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Ogle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ogle. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

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