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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
One minute, a slew of publicists and journalists were ogling the actor Édgar Ramírez near the dessert table. Jacob Bernstein, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025 The best scenic ogling opportunities happen in the first 2.5 miles from the north terminus along Forest Road 618 near the community of Lake Montezuma. Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
Through an unblinking black eyeball, a 20-foot-high scarlet octopus ogles my lunch. Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2023 The other two ogle a 2-inch Peter Venkman. Amy Paturel, M.s., Good Housekeeping, 18 Aug. 2020 See All Example Sentences for ogle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ogle
Verb
  • Among other things, Biden appeared to repeatedly lose his train of thought, made halting statements and stared blankly into the audience.
    Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
  • For the next two months (at the very least), Skinner’s life will be that of honest maths and likely more abysses to stare into.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Zendaya, never one to miss a visual cue, served high swagger with a tilted head and locked gaze, standing alongside her longtime stylist and image architect, Law Roach.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 7 May 2025
  • Sheepishly, the couple put their clothes on and left the practice room under their teacher’s smirking gaze.
    Air Mail, Air Mail, 3 May 2025
Verb
  • Tyler eyed the bright orange sun, which was starting to peak over the mountains.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • Still, Pritzker's balancing act—managing a blue state in the heartland with challenges ranging from crime to affordability while also eyeing a national platform—remains fraught.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • When the band blows up amid tragedy, Zoe shoves her once-starry persona aside and embraces suburban life with a well-meaning husband and his creepy son, who leers at Cherry.
    Caryn Ganz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Male passersby leer at female guests roaming the streets around the hotel.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • After a few decades of gawking at the problem, Washington, under the Biden administration, rallied 139 countries to do something.
    Jennifer M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Early in the hour, Lochlan is again gawking at a nude Saxon.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • For instance, that toothy gape up front is corralled by a goatee of nearly 200 digital light whiskers.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Minnesotan Isaac Johnson holds the record for largest male mouth gape, measuring at 4.014 inches or 10.196 centimeters.
    Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Ahead of their excursion, Sánchez posted an Instagram Story showing a peek of the menu of the group's lunch at L'Avenue.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 17 May 2025
  • Set in 1990s Iraq as dictator Saddam Hussein ruled the land, this is a slice of life actually shot in the country and a peek at what life was like then.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Restoring the luster Nordstrom department stores once had, and getting out from under the glare of Wall Street, is the basis for Nordstrom going private.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 16 May 2025
  • The Supremes mostly sidestepped the core issue — for now While the media’s glare is on birthright citizenship, the justices carefully avoided a direct judgment on the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship clause on Thursday.
    David Catanese, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025

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“Ogle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ogle. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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