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(ō'gəl, ô'gəl) pronunciation

v., o·gled, o·gling, o·gles.

v.tr.
  1. To stare at.
  2. To stare at impertinently, flirtatiously, or amorously.
v.intr.
To stare in an impertinent, flirtatious, or amorous manner.

n.
An impertinent, flirtatious, or amorous stare.

[Perhaps from Low German oghelen, oegeln, frequentative of oegen, to eye, from oghe, oge, eye.]

ogler o'gler n.

verb

    To look intently and fixedly: eye, gape, gawk, gaze, goggle, peer1, stare. Idioms: gaze open-mouthed, rivet the eyes on. See see/not see.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To look at with unusual interest and desire.

pronunciation She couldn't help but ogle the diamond that weighed down the elderly woman's hand.

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Ogle may refer to:

as, or from, a surname
as the name of a building related to the family surname
as a placename
as the name of a company
  • Ogle Design a British design consultancy and one time car maker
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Common misspelling(s) of ogling

  • oging

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - kokettere (med), kaste forelskede blikke til
v. intr. - kast forelskede blikke til nogen
n. - forelsket blik

Nederlands (Dutch)
lonken, toelonken

Français (French)
v. tr. - reluquer
v. intr. - reluquer
n. - regard impertinent ou lubrique, regard avec une intention galante

Deutsch (German)
v. - gaffen, beäugen
n. - lüsterner Blick, verliebter Blick

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κοιτάζω με γουρλωμένα μάτια, γλυκοκοιτάζω (κν. κάνω τα γλυκά μάτια)
n. - γλυκοκοίταγμα

Italiano (Italian)
occhieggiare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ficar de olho
n. - olhar cobiçoso

Русский (Russian)
пожирать глазами, строить глазки

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - coquetear con la mirada, comerse con los ojos, guiñar el ojo
v. intr. - coquetear con la mirada, comerse con los ojos, guiñar el ojo
n. - mirada de coqueteo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - snegla, flirta
n. - förälskad blick

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
注视, 做媚眼, 眉目传情

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 注視
v. intr. - 做媚眼
n. - 眉目傳情

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 추파를 던지다
v. intr. - (여자에게)눈길을 주다
n. - 눈, 추파

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 色目を使う
n. - 色目

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يغمز (الاسم) غمزة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮נעץ מבט אוהב, לטש עין בתאווה, קרץ‬
v. intr. - ‮הביט באהבה אל‬
n. - ‮מבט אוהב, חושק או חצוף, קריצת-עין‬


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