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
Later, Ingram starts crying, and he’s ogled by the other child patients.
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Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2025
Princess Diana, Oprah, and Gwyneth Paltrow have all ogled the traditional Indian craftsmanship blended with contemporary design.
—Gayatri Shah, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2025
Princess Diana, Oprah, and Gwyneth Paltrow have all ogled the traditional Indian craftsmanship blended with contemporary design.
—Gayatri Shah, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ogled
Verb
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Fans filed by and stared at this white man talking to these two Black people.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Braddy intently stared at Rifkin during opening arguments.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
20 Jan. 2026
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Back in October, ESPN reported Antetokounmpo had eyed the Knicks as a possible destination, and that the Knicks and Bucks discussed what a trade might look like.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Reports of a second building in Durant While not mentioned by The Washington Post, a second ICE detention center is reportedly being eyed for Durant, in the Choctaw Nation.—
Isa Almeida,
Oklahoman,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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They’re presented as endearing surprises of nature and life, celebrated rather than gawked at.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Dec. 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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Chopra gazed happily into the camera as the boat sped along the water.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
21 Jan. 2026
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The researchers recorded how often a horse gazed at the object and how often the animal touched it.—
Marta Hill,
Scientific American,
14 Jan. 2026
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On one of the final days of the semester, Raymundo peered into his Infiniti J30’s engine bay, searching for the issue that had troubled the car.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Teigen shared other clips in the carousel post of her family vacation, including a shot of herself walking along the beach with her daughter Esti and her posing on a boat in a plunging black swimsuit as Luna and Miles, seen in life jackets standing behind her, peered over the boat’s edge.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Ogled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ogled. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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