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Definition of oglenext
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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noun

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Recent Examples of ogle
Verb
The South is filled with gorgeous locations like autumn in the Smoky Mountains, leafy drives in the Shenandoahs, the Garden District in New Orleans, ogling the stars in the Texas llano, sunrise in the Florida Keys, or watching the fireflies in Congaree National Park. Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025 Later, Ingram starts crying, and he’s ogled by the other child patients. Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2025
Noun
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 See All Example Sentences for ogle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ogle
Verb
  • Social media users have stared deep into that footage, and some have seen their own reflection.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • What's captivating enough about Freescape's van that show goer after show goer can't help but to stop and stare, at least momentarily, is the unique pop-up roof system, a patented design that's being called the first of its kind.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The rich brown shade imparts barely-noticeable color that subtly brightens my gaze, while lifting and separating each lash with just a few swipes.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2026
  • With his piercing gaze, he’d been known to freeze people momentarily in place, like a mesmerist.
    Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Buyers were also eying K-beauty makeup.
    Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The city's purchase of the downtown Indianapolis heliport, which sits on land eyed as a potential site for a future soccer stadium, has stalled after Attorney General Todd Rokita and a Fort Wayne billionaire asked federal officials to reconsider their approval of the deal.
    Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Hobert standing grinning for the camera while a menacing clown leers through a window behind her.
    Carrie Battan, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Harrelson brandishes that anything-goes leer that never gets old.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The town has become a popular destination for people who want to gawk at the extraordinary creatures.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
  • If gawking at celebrities is your thing.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
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
  • California’s booming economy is one of the world’s largest, but a peek behind the curtain exposes the forbidding reality of a statewide job market that is ranked as one of the nation’s worst.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Out on the sidewalk and behind barriers, lookie-loos crane their necks for a peek at the competitors, while pin traders mill through the churning crowd in hopes of making a souvenir swap.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Under the roof — with the glare gone, the temperature easing across the third and fourth sets and the radiated heat from the court plummeting — the momentum swung.
    John Pye, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Originally a bright photography studio with skylights, the room was transformed into a low-light space to eliminate glare on the digital screens and Wacom tablets used for ZBrush sculpting.
    Robert Lang, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026

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“Ogle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ogle. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.

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