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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
  • The Browns are staring at a training camp competition between 40-year-old Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett, who flamed out as the Steelers’ starter in just two seasons.
    Zak Keefer, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The image, which is one of a set of lowrider photographs acquired by the Smithsonian, is dominated by the driver of the car, who rests her elbow on the edge of the open window and stares straight at us with a confidence that is at once challenging and completely relaxed.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • About her calm power and that soft, unblinking gaze.
    Nina E. Cerfolio, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Mud puddles are courageous, too, when returning the unblinking, burning gaze of the sky’s white eye.
    contributing Monitor poets, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But companies have long eyed the ocean floor as a potential source of metals like nickel, cobalt, manganese and copper, which are used in batteries for electric vehicles and other technologies.
    Julia Simon, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Promoters had eyed the Sacramento market for about a decade.
    Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Male passersby leer at female guests roaming the streets around the hotel.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Then, after the arranging was complete, came that fleeting and glorious moment: The crowd gawked and took photos of the 1,387 cakes, both sweet and savory, in their pristine, unsliced form.
    Simon J. Levien, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2025
  • About 20 minutes later, however, the whirring device crept back to gawk some more at her personal space.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Elsewhere, shadow gapes invite light to flow through the property (another reference to the island’s volcanic origins).
    Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Lopez shared a few selfies to Instagram on April 20, sending Easter wishes to her fans and followers and giving us a peek at her holiday look in the process.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Their live webcam also gives a peek into daily life in Brevard.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Under the glare of the desert floodlights, a title fight that has been quietly smoldering since Melbourne has now erupted into an open flame.
    Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Singles players routinely react with varying intensities of glare if an opponent sends a smash in their direction, because there is often more open court at which to aim.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025

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“Ogle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ogle. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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