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
The antics each week involved lovable Gilligan ruining a plan to get the gang rescued, but also ogling the bombshell Ginger (Tina Louise) and getting annoyed by Thurston Howell III (Jim Backus).
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Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
Fueled up after a good breakfast, there’s nothing more NorCal than wandering around a farmers market and ogling the seasonal produce.
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Becky Duffett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 June 2026
In a viral clip on X from a fan account for Criss, 39, the Glee alum can be seen ogling Peters on the red carpet of the 79th annual Tony Awards on June 7.
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Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
Rue takes to this teaching like the Torah, ogling the girls grinding for bills with a fervor that mimics that of a religious revelation.
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Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
Paging through seed catalogs and ogling rare varieties might become your new favorite pastime.
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Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
11 Mar. 2026
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.
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Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
11 Dec. 2025
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
Fueled up after a good breakfast, there’s nothing more NorCal than wandering around a farmers market and ogling the seasonal produce.
—
Becky Duffett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 June 2026
In a viral clip on X from a fan account for Criss, 39, the Glee alum can be seen ogling Peters on the red carpet of the 79th annual Tony Awards on June 7.
—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
Rue takes to this teaching like the Torah, ogling the girls grinding for bills with a fervor that mimics that of a religious revelation.
—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
Paging through seed catalogs and ogling rare varieties might become your new favorite pastime.
—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
11 Mar. 2026
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.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ogling
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Beijing — When US and Israeli bombs first began falling on Iran at the end of February, China’s leaders were staring at the very real possibility of another friendly regime being decapitated, much like had happened with Venezuela only weeks before.
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Yesterday, Barack Obama stood in the nearly same spot, now as a former president, staring up at a monument in his name.
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Satellite, rocket and robotics startups are in testing Outside of the trillion-dollar-plus tech stock universe, several startups are also eyeing the skies.
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Like others in her party, Kamlager-Dove is eyeing the upcoming midterms as a moment for potential change.
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Years after his dad’s reformation, Jonah sits on a bench at the Broncos’ practice facility in Dove Valley, gazing out at the green expanse of his future.
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The self-reflexive qualities of the work go further, and the film can surely be read as a statement about the limits and possibilities of a totally analogue and backwards-gazing practice.
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Shoppers are gawking at their climbing receipts as food costs continue to climb.
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This seemingly reflexive action of whipping out their phones while gawking and filming isn’t a novel occurrence.
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“Ogling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ogling. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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