goggle

gog·gle

G0177000 (gŏg′əl)v. gog·gled, gog·gling, gog·gles v.intr.1. To stare with wide and bulging eyes.2. To roll or bulge. Used of the eyes.v.tr. To roll or bulge (the eyes).n.1. A stare or leer.2. goggles A pair of tight-fitting eyeglasses, often tinted or having side shields, worn to protect the eyes from hazards such as wind, glare, water, or flying debris.

[Middle English gogelen, to squint.]

gog′gly adj.

goggle

(ˈɡɒɡəl) vb1. (intr) to stare stupidly or fixedly, as in astonishment2. to cause (the eyes) to roll or bulge or (of the eyes) to roll or bulgen3. a fixed or bulging stare4. (Clothing & Fashion) (plural) spectacles, often of coloured glass or covered with gauze: used to protect the eyes[C14: from gogelen to look aside, of uncertain origin; see agog] ˈgoggly adj

gog•gle

(ˈgɒg əl)

n., v. -gled, -gling,
adj. n. 1. goggles, large spectacles equipped with special lenses, protective rims, etc., to prevent injury to the eyes from strong wind, flying objects, blinding light, etc. v.i. 2. to stare with wide-open eyes. 3. (of the eyes) to be wide open in a stare. v.t. 4. to roll (the eyes). adj. 5. (of the eyes) bulging or staring. [1350–1400; Middle English gogelen to look aside; compare agog]

goggle

Past participle: goggled
Gerund: goggling

Imperative
goggle
goggle

Present
I goggle
you goggle
he/she/it goggles
we goggle
you goggle
they goggle

Preterite
I goggled
you goggled
he/she/it goggled
we goggled
you goggled
they goggled

Present Continuous
I am goggling
you are goggling
he/she/it is goggling
we are goggling
you are goggling
they are goggling

Present Perfect
I have goggled
you have goggled
he/she/it has goggled
we have goggled
you have goggled
they have goggled

Past Continuous
I was goggling
you were goggling
he/she/it was goggling
we were goggling
you were goggling
they were goggling

Past Perfect
I had goggled
you had goggled
he/she/it had goggled
we had goggled
you had goggled
they had goggled

Future
I will goggle
you will goggle
he/she/it will goggle
we will goggle
you will goggle
they will goggle

Future Perfect
I will have goggled
you will have goggled
he/she/it will have goggled
we will have goggled
you will have goggled
they will have goggled

Future Continuous
I will be goggling
you will be goggling
he/she/it will be goggling
we will be goggling
you will be goggling
they will be goggling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been goggling
you have been goggling
he/she/it has been goggling
we have been goggling
you have been goggling
they have been goggling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been goggling
you will have been goggling
he/she/it will have been goggling
we will have been goggling
you will have been goggling
they will have been goggling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been goggling
you had been goggling
he/she/it had been goggling
we had been goggling
you had been goggling
they had been goggling

Conditional
I would goggle
you would goggle
he/she/it would goggle
we would goggle
you would goggle
they would goggle

Past Conditional
I would have goggled
you would have goggled
he/she/it would have goggled
we would have goggled
you would have goggled
they would have goggled

Thesaurus

Verb

goggle - look with amazement; look stupidlygape, gawk, gawplook - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"

goggle

verb stare, gape, gawp (slang), gawk He goggled at her in astonishment.

goggle

verbTo look intently and fixedly:eye, gape, gawk, gaze, ogle, peer, stare.Idioms: gaze open-mouthed, rivet the eyes on.

Translations

瞪眼看

goggle

(ˈgogl) verb to have wide, staring eyes (eg because of surprise). He goggled at the amount of money he received.瞪眼看

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beer goggles

The perception that potential mates are more sexually attractive than one might think when sober, due to intoxication after consumption of alcohol (not necessarily beer). Cheryl always gets beer goggles when she drinks and then brings home some real losers.See also: beer, goggle

love goggles

The inability to see any flaws in one's beloved. Dana's love goggles keep her from seeing how controlling her girlfriend is.See also: goggle, love

the goggle-box

Television, either referring to the object or the medium. Please don't just sit around and loaf in front of the goggle-box all day. The goggle-box is definitely making us all stupider.

goggle at (someone or something)

To stare at someone or something in surprise with the eyes open very wide. I have some great pictures of the kids goggling at the giraffes at the zoo. It probably wasn't the best reaction, but I was so shocked that I could only goggle at Mary when she told me she was pregnant.See also: goggle

goggle-eyed

1. With the eyes open very wide in surprise. I have some great pictures of the kids looking positively goggle-eyed at the zoo. Mary's announcement that she was pregnant left most of us goggle-eyed.2. slang Drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really goggle-eyed!

goggle at someone or something

to stare at someone or something with bulging eyes. Don't stand there goggling at me! The child stood there and goggled at the newborn lamb.See also: goggle

beer goggles

(...ˈgɑglæz) n. imaginary lenses (associated with too much beer) worn by someone for whom all persons of the opposite sex look very attractive. (see also male blindness.) See how Willy is looking at that dog? He’s got his beer goggles on! See also: beer, goggle

goggle-eyed

and googly-eyed (ˈgɑglæɑɪd and ˈgugliɑɪd) mod. alcohol intoxicated and staring. Willy was goggle-eyed and couldn’t stand up.

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goggle at (someone or something)

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Synonyms for goggle

verb stare

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verb to look intently and fixedly

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verb look with amazement

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