ogle
verb
\ ˈō-gəl also ˈä-
, sometimes ˈü-\
, sometimes ˈü-\
ogled;
ogling\ ˈō-g(ə-)liŋ
also ˈä- , sometimes ˈü- \
also ˈä- , sometimes ˈü- \
Definition of ogle
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to glance with amorous invitation or challenge
He was tempted to ogle at young ladies.
1
: to eye amorously or provocatively
He sat at the bar ogling several women.
2
: to look at especially with greedy or interested attention
we ogled the chocolate confections— Ann K. Ludwig
ogle
nounDefinition of ogle (Entry 2 of 2)
: an amorous or coquettish glance
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Other Words from ogle
Verb
ogler
\ ˈō-g(ə-)lər
also ˈä- , sometimes ˈü- \
noun
also ˈä- , sometimes ˈü- \
noun
Examples of ogle in a Sentence
Verb
He sat at the bar, ogling several women. He ogled the new cars on the lot. I was ogling the dessert menu before my meal even arrived.
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Under the milky lights and awash in the room’s palette of stark white, black and gray tones, curious onlookers ogle the four human figures, all in baggy streetwear, who remain stock-still in impossible, gravity-defying positions. — Los Angeles Times, "Can performance art be owned? Why the genre is often missing in museum collections," 8 Aug. 2019 Although today more people come for food and drink and to ogle the outrageous décor than to chalk a cue. — Roger Naylor, azcentral, "Floating tiki bar, haunted pub crawl: 10 places for end-of-summer road trips in Arizona," 14 Aug. 2019 The crowds came to ogle cars from decades or even a century ago, but Pebble Beach has become increasingly valuable to ultra-high end marques. — Fortune, "Pebble Beach: What to Expect from America’s Most Prestigious Car Show," 13 Aug. 2019 Celebrity weddings come and go, to be ogled at through computer and iPhone screens. — Vogue, "From Amal Clooney’s Palazzo to Chrissy Teigen’s Villa—13 Stunning Celebrity Wedding Venues That You Can Rent," 5 July 2019 Margot Robbie profiles have become somewhat notorious for the way the (usually male) writers ogle at the 28-year-old movie star. — Kathryn Lindsay, refinery29.com, "Margot Robbie Hates Being Described As A "Bombshell"," 7 June 2019 To be sure, there’s precious little to mourn in the death of the kind of ogling soft-core wish-fulfillment fantasies that male directors foisted on viewers for nearly a century. — Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, "Sex is disappearing from the big screen, and it’s making movies less pleasurable," 7 June 2019 My experience as the only girl in the high-school math club was that the boys were too busy ogling my breasts to ever discuss the problem set. — WSJ, "Give No Triple Points for ‘Gender Differences’," 22 Nov. 2018 Gwyneth Paltrow debuted her engagement ring at the Producers Guild Awards on Saturday night, and get ready to ogle over it big-time. — Lauren Adhav, Cosmopolitan, "Drool Over Gwyneth Paltrow’s Massive Blue Engagement Ring," 22 Jan. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The ogle-worthy fashion is aplenty, and yet the beauty equation takes a simpler route: faces stripped back and completely free of makeup; hair cut pixie-short, swept back into a bun, or hanging long and loose. — Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, "Phoebe Philo’s Final Beauty Message at Céline: Come As You Are," 2 May 2018 That shifting landscape partly explains the decision on the part of the filmmakers and the video-game designers to cut down on the ogle factor. — Justin Chang, latimes.com, "Alicia Vikander makes a persuasive Lara Croft in the new-and-somewhat-improved 'Tomb Raider'," 14 Mar. 2018 Buy, sell, and trade kicks at this bonkers event at the Anaheim Convention Center, where more than 250 vendors and over 100,000 pairs of sneaks will be on ogle-able. — Marielle Wakim, Los Angeles Magazine, "The 5 Most Interesting Things to Do In L.A. This Weekend," 21 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ogle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for ogle
ogle
verb
English Language Learners Definition of ogle
usually disapproving
: to look at (someone) in a way that shows sexual attraction
: to look at (something) in a way that suggests strong interest or desire
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ogle
verb
\ ˈō-gəl
\
\
ogled;
ogling
Kids Definition of ogle
: to look at in a way that suggests unusual interest or desire
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