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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
The 2025 Super Bowl was as star-studded as ever last night, which provided tons of stellar fashion to ogle at (in addition to the sports, of course). Clara McMahon, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025 Re-emerging as a topic of conversation during tennis tournaments, Halloween and now award season, the decidedly unserious film — which features a now-iconic churro scene and an abundance of ogling — has proved that, sometimes, all audiences want is a good romp. Elaina Patton, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
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
  • Things began to get chippy in the bottom half of the fifth after OSU’s Trent Caraway stared Sloan down after drawing a two-out walk.
    Alyssa Cooper, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2025
  • Meanwhile, Cauley was staring at a long road to recovery.
    Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 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
  • More recently, speculation has centered on Raquel Regalado eyeing City Hall.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
  • Half a century later, President Donald Trump seems to be eyeing a similar diplomatic maneuver, but in reverse: drawing Russia closer to the United States in order to give Washington an advantage in its geopolitical competition with Communist China.
    Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 30 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
  • Fans of all ages rushed to the front row for a peek at one of the faces of the WNBA.
    Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 29 May 2025
  • Here’s a day brightener: Subscribers can take a peek at the answer key.
    Sam Corbin, New York Times, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • The Indy native has seen the city thrive under the glare of two NBA All-Star Games, the CFP national championship game, and dozens of other national and international championships.
    Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
  • It is formulated with LED lights with glare control and low optical flicker for eye care.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2025

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“Ogle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ogle. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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