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verb

present tense third-person singular of ogle
as in eyes
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

plural of ogle
as in leers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ogles
  1. eyes
  2. gazes
  3. stares
  4. glares
  5. glances
  6. looks
  7. peeks
  8. glimpses
Verb
  • In the Africa section, the zoo eyes a revamp of the hippo and crocodile habitats and at least one additional exhibit.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026
  • The New York Knicks took a commanding 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday as the franchise eyes its first NBA Finals berth since 1999.
    — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2026
Definition of eyes
Noun
  • For starters, bright colors inject visibility – not merely for players looking to find each other amid the chaos of a World Cup match, but also for brands looking to draw the gazes of millions of onlooking fans towards their logo.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
  • But the melancholy pop soundtrack (Gracie Abrams, Lana del Rey, Noah Cyrus) and many, many longing gazes suggest we’re meant to find all of this terribly moving, rather than exhausting.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026
Definition of gazes
Verb
  • In the scene the young girl stares in a mirror near the urns, and the Deadite Ellie appears in the reflection and mimics the girl’s moves.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • In the aforementioned Sylvia, Gwyneth Paltrow stares moodily into the void or shrieks at Daniel Craig’s skulking Hughes for coming home late.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
Definition of stares
Noun
  • Astronomers have spotted four dead star white dwarf stars playing a game of cosmic hide-and-seek, all four of which were hiding in the glares of red dwarf companion stars.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 July 2026
  • That geographic blandness only emphasizes the film’s other shortcomings, such as Schoenaerts’s anonymous work as the villain (a lot of glowering and creepy glares) and the rather rote big-sister/little-sister arc given to Supergirl and Ruthye.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026
Definition of glares
Noun
  • This winter, however, Bigley’s glances could carry extra weight as a critical December threshold could be missed.
    — Corey Schmidt July 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
  • Frowning, fidgeting, and exchanging furtive glances—the crowd’s unease was palpable.
    — Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2026
Definition of glances
Noun
  • And some have responded by seizing the female obsession with looks, already rooted in misogyny, and rebranding it with maximum toxicity—in other words, by becoming looksmaxxers.
    — Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
  • Smith’s few looks per game will likely be orchestrated, with orbit motions, screens and quick receptions on angle routes.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026
Definition of looks
Noun
  • The streamer confirmed the news in a social post, which flashed peeks of a photo shoot with the show’s four leads.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
  • Expect exposed timber beams, original brick and sandstone, Tasmanian artwork, and peeks of original wallpaper.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026
Definition of peeks
Noun
  • The landscape opens up, and passengers catch glimpses of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers converging to form the Ohio River.
    — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026
  • In the years since their nuptials, Garth has shared many glimpses into their romance on social media.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Definition of glimpses
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