Thesaurus results for OGLE

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verb

ˈō-gəl

Definition of ogle

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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Recent Examples of ogle

Verb

In a viral clip on X from a fan account for Criss, 39, the Glee alum can be seen ogling Peters on the red carpet of the 79th annual Tony Awards on June 7. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026 The antics each week involved lovable Gilligan ruining a plan to get the gang rescued, but also ogling the bombshell Ginger (Tina Louise) and getting annoyed by Thurston Howell III (Jim Backus). — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026 In fact, there were a lot of pretty curiosities to ogle at, bursting with color and fun costume-party energy (note the many party hats). — Ari Stark, Footwear News, 19 May 2026 Topless boys ogle the new arrival, precocious girls look at her askance, clad in more daring sartorial choices than Annie in her long skirt and owl specs. — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for ogle

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ogle

Verb

His suns stare curiously from one side of a page spread to another and his stacks of hay worriedly study the horizon, while his one-eyed stools and one-eyed fenceposts pop up like eager cyclopses.

— Casey Cep, New Yorker, 7 July 2026
No foul was assessed in real time, and the red card was awarded only after the official stared at a slow-motion replay.

— Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

Definition of stare

Noun

The visual language of the album grounds the spiritual core of the record in Cuba—not Cuba, as envisioned by the foreign gaze or in diaspora, but Cuba, the island and its water, where movement is intrinsic to its border.

— Stefanie Fernández, Pitchfork, 3 July 2026
Flip your gaze upward, and the second bed is right there, nestled up against the headliner.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 July 2026

Definition of gaze

Noun

Para leer este artículo en español, visita el siguiente enlace.

— Yuliana Montiel, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
Played by a Colman Domingo who is done up to look the most wax figurine of them all in a shellacking of makeup, prosthetics, and colored contacts, Joe is always either giving an avaricious open-mouthed leer or a cold-eyed glare.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of leer

Verb

Instead, the skin-frying Friday saw common flow of people going through, gawking at the large screens and a group of sailors allowing some passing by to do pull-ups from a bar.

— Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 3 July 2026
The walk to the stadium is a mile or so along the Alaskan Way, where restaurants like the Crab Pot are opening up, but everyone is gawking at the street spectacle.

— Simon Hughes, New York Times, 24 June 2026

Definition of gawk

Noun

Read on to take a peek at the home of the iconic performers, who will be portrayed by Jude Law and Andrew Garfield in an upcoming Apple TV+ limited series, Wild Things, which began filming in Las Vegas earlier this year.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2026
Styles quickly zipped up his black trousers, but not before eagle-eyed fans caught a peek.

— Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 8 July 2026