ogled

past tense of ogle
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 For the physical exam, this meant standing around nearly nude to be ogled by their peers. Wilbert L. Cooper, Longreads, 25 Aug. 2026 Because every bottle of whiskey available at Jack Rose can be ordered, and is priced to be sampled, rather than ogled, the whiskey list at Jack Rose is ever changing. Don Tse, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Travellers flying in or out of the hub ogled the spectacle, a display of sudden corporate collapse. Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 9 May 2026 Dixie asks Buck, having previously ogled the shirtless firefighter during the Firefighter Games. Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Mar. 2026 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
  • Others stared silently into the void where the towers once stood.
    Thomas E. Franklin, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Those of us blessed not to have been at the point of impact filed out onto the lawn and stared back in horror at the broken and burning building.
    Marc A. Thiessen, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Last year, Killian was on a list with other campuses that appear to be eyed for closure.
    Austin Horn August 29, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Production is being eyed for November, filming primarily in the Tampa/Clearwater area, where the original Hooters restaurant opened in 1983.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • People in surrounding cars gawked, waved and, in one instance, rolled down their windows to shout something that went unheard, as Bonelli explained that the van had internal cameras that were always on but not always being watched.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026
  • On Thursday, the nuisance from the wings was the one being gawked at by a cast young enough to be his kids — a detail Wilson clocked from backstage.
    Sarah Grant, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Many spent the hours of downtime chatting about the case; others read books or idly gazed out the lofty courthouse windows.
    Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
  • In the box, jumpers gazed up at several large monitors that displayed maps and live weather updates.
    M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Rooms in the back of the second and third floors had mahogany window frames that peered into the main space, allowing a foreman to supervise workers.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Oswalt peered down the pitcher’s mound and aimed a first-pitch fastball high and inside.
    Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Ogled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ogled. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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