as in stared
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 ogled
Travellers flying in or out of the hub ogled the spectacle, a display of sudden corporate collapse.
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Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Dixie asks Buck, having previously ogled the shirtless firefighter during the Firefighter Games.
—Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Mar. 2026
Princess Diana, Oprah, and Gwyneth Paltrow have all ogled the traditional Indian craftsmanship blended with contemporary design.
—Gayatri Shah, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Dixie asks Buck, having previously ogled the shirtless firefighter during the Firefighter Games.
—Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Mar. 2026
Princess Diana, Oprah, and Gwyneth Paltrow have all ogled the traditional Indian craftsmanship blended with contemporary design.
—Gayatri Shah, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ogled
Verb
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Colorado stared at a 3-0 deficit after the first intermission.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026
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Sashko stared at the fingers for a long time.—
James Verini,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
Verb
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The lot being eyed for development is part of the city’s First Street TIF district.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Vertical construction is expected to begin on the Target in June, Ahlquist said, with opening eyed for May 2027.—
Rose Evans
Updated May 6,
Idaho Statesman,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Locals complained tourist gawked at them or traipsed through their yards.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Onlookers gawked from the balconies of nearby condo towers.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the lab, the human art got higher ratings than the AI imagery, and people gazed at the human art for longer.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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In failing to meaningfully contend with its context, the show veers dangerously close to repeating the mistakes of notorious exhibitions that flatten non-Western artworks into objects meant to be gazed upon.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Bob’s grandfather peered through the fence at League Park to catch a glimpse of Game 1 of the 1920 World Series.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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Until Korolev peered at it a few years ago, no one had ever seen the mineral in nature.—
James Dinneen,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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“Ogled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ogled. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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