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ogle

/ˈoʊɡl̩/

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What does ogle mean?

verb

  1. To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.

noun

  1. An impertinent, flirtatious, amorous or covetous stare.
  2. An eye.
More meanings (3)

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A village in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1378).
  3. An unincorporated community in Clay County, Kentucky, United States.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈoʊɡl̩/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈɑɡl̩/
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He is so fashionable, that George Selwyn says he is sure my lady Winchelsea will ogle him instead of Haslang.
Horace WalpoleThe Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2Project Gutenberg ebook #4610
“Pardi, if zis is England,” he said as he continued to ogle Sally with marked satisfaction, “I am of it satisfied.”
Emmuska Orczy, Baroness OrczyThe Scarlet PimpernelProject Gutenberg ebook #60
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“Rendezvous seasoned with a bit of mass are the best sort. Nothing is so exquisite as an ogle which passes over the good God’s head.”
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
Dr. W. Ogle observed for me in one of the London hospitals about twenty patients, just before they were put under the influence of chloroform for operations.
Charles DarwinThe Expression of the Emotions in Man and AnimalsProject Gutenberg ebook #1227