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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gog•gle /ˈgɑgəl/USA pronunciation n., v., -gled, -gling, adj. n. - goggles, [plural] large glasses equipped with special lenses, protective rims, etc., to prevent injury to the eyes from strong wind, flying objects, blinding light, etc.
v. [~ (+ at)] - to stare with wide-open eyes:We all goggled at the spectacle.
adj. [before a noun] - bulging or staring:goggle eyes.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gog•gle (gog′əl),USA pronunciation n., v., -gled, -gling, adj. n. - goggles, large spectacles equipped with special lenses, protective rims, etc., to prevent injury to the eyes from strong wind, flying objects, blinding light, etc.
- a bulging or wide-open look of the eyes;
stare. v.i. - to stare with bulging or wide-open eyes.
- (of the eyes) to bulge and be wide open in a stare.
- to roll the eyes.
- (of the eyes) to roll.
- Informal Termsto spearfish.
v.t. - to roll (the eyes).
adj. - (of the eyes) rolling, bulging, or staring.
- 1350–1400; Middle English gogelen to look aside; compare agog
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: goggle /ˈɡɒɡəl/ vb - (intransitive) to stare stupidly or fixedly, as in astonishment
- to cause (the eyes) to roll or bulge or (of the eyes) to roll or bulge
n - a fixed or bulging stare
- (plural) spectacles, often of coloured glass or covered with gauze: used to protect the eyes
Etymology: 14th Century: from gogelen to look aside, of uncertain origin; see agog |