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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
  • The mirrors reflecting the best poems are slightly warped so that reading feels like staring into rippling passages.
    Terrance Hayes, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • The camera watches all that’s happening from the open-hearted, but slightly confused gaze of the young brothers.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 19 May 2025
  • The other key collaborator is cinematographer Josée Deshaies (Passages, The Beast), who shuffles between intimate shots and wider frames, her camera jostled among the sea of people in the city or composed in its gaze, with minimal movement.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 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
  • In a now-viral video from Stacy Goss, the family was startled by the sight of a huge bald eagle gawking at them, but more concerningly, at their dog Gnocchi.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • All around the world, train trips allow travelers to see the tulip fields at their peak in late April or gawk at the wildflowers through the Grand Canyon before the summer crowds (and temperatures) arrive.
    Lyndsey Matthews, AFAR Media, 17 Mar. 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 29 May. 2025.

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