as in staring
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 ogling
When the coach did something inappropriate or abusive—ogling them in the showers, leaving his hand on their backsides a count or two too long, rubbing their thigh on a car ride to their homes—they’d simply grin and bear it.
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Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The South is filled with gorgeous locations like autumn in the Smoky Mountains, leafy drives in the Shenandoahs, the Garden District in New Orleans, ogling the stars in the Texas llano, sunrise in the Florida Keys, or watching the fireflies in Congaree National Park.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025
Baldoni’s expression was neutral and not ogling or suggestive.
—Elizabeth Rosner, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The South is filled with gorgeous locations like autumn in the Smoky Mountains, leafy drives in the Shenandoahs, the Garden District in New Orleans, ogling the stars in the Texas llano, sunrise in the Florida Keys, or watching the fireflies in Congaree National Park.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025
Baldoni’s expression was neutral and not ogling or suggestive.
—Elizabeth Rosner, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ogling
Verb
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Below-average play is often staring you right in the face while catastrophe lurks around the corner.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The face in question, below, involves Sherman staring with her mouth agape.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Jan. 2026
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However, showrunner Allen MacDonald teased to TV Line in December 2025 that Charles is eying the idea.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Quince Mongolian Cashmere Polo Sweater Premium cashmere is still king here, with many Italians eyeing their favorite Italian cashmere brands and waiting for sales to purchase new styles.—
Nneya Richards,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Jan. 2026
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If star-gazing and vintage glamping sound dreamy, head to Camp Kettlewood.—
Sarah Miller,
Midwest Living,
13 Jan. 2026
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By day, visitors can hike, cycle, and view ancient petroglyphs left behind by the area's Indigenous Northern Paiute people, before spending the night gazing up at the twinkling canopy.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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Here, astronomers are gawking at a radio signal that appears crudely on the screen like a crooked game of Pong but turns out to be a line of data repeated every 78 seconds from 600 light-years away.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
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But the cringe-comedy antics of the original NBC series landed far better in Season 3 than in Season 1, once audiences began to truly love the characters instead of just gawking at them.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Ogling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ogling. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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