as in stared
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 ogled
Princess Diana, Oprah, and Gwyneth Paltrow have all ogled the traditional Indian craftsmanship blended with contemporary design.
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Gayatri Shah, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Gayatri Shah, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ogled
Verb
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Coach Jim Harbaugh stared back as the clock ticked — 19 seconds, 18, 17, 16, 15.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Daria stared at the arrangement of perfectly circular reddish bruises on the woman’s back, exposed by her halter top.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Shortly after Dickies Arena opened in 2019, organizers eyed hosting a potential Dallas Mavericks preseason game.—
Mac Engel
October 2,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Oct. 2025
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The brown eyed, curly-haired child is playing with Play-Doh in the family photograph.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Drilling for progress As the rest of us gawked at Maye’s pinpoint accuracy on his 55-yard completion to Rhamondre Stevenson in the third quarter of last Sunday’s win — the longest of his career — Maye’s position coach smiled for a different reason.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Who among us has not gazed at the stars and marveled at how our eyes are absorbing light that traveled thousands of years to reach us?—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Matisse dressed the part of a British gentleman and gazed at his conversation partners with a serenity that bordered on a trance.—
Christopher C. Gorham
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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Marcela lowered her voice and cautiously peered around.—
Zuzana Říhová,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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Walker, 46, and his wife, Cassandra Troy Walker, 42, were at their oceanside home in Vancouver in May when Cassandra peered into the distance with binoculars and spotted a dolphin that was struggling.—
Breanne L. Heldman,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Ogled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ogled. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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