GOGGLE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

goggle

verb

ˈgä-gəl

Definition of goggle

as in to stare

to look long and hard in wonder or surprise goggled at the elaborate costumes and floats in the Mardi Gras parade

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Recent Examples of goggle Studio commissaries, cafeterias and executive dining rooms long have been spaces to surreptitiously goggle at visiting talent as well as places to be seen with the powers that be for girding one’s position in the corporate pecking order. — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024 Snoop got schooled in the pool, even after breaking down and goggling up. — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024 Mok, the former second-in-command of the Yellow Neck daofei, goggled his eyes in surprise. — Christian Holub, EW.com, 5 May 2020 Any human eye, goggled by a car’s windshield, can graft such fantasies onto the great Mojave. — Dan Chiasson, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2019 See All Example Sentences for goggle

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With the Seminoles staring at the end zone from the 4-yard line, Daniels faked the pitch left, kept the football and charged straight up the middle, steamrolling through Virginia safety Christian Ellis before crashing into the end zone.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
The stranger stared at him in mute disappointment, then turned and went out.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

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Such an approach runs the risk of gawking at an unfamiliar people, their hegemonies and their ways of life, even with the best intentions.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
The Milwaukee, Wisconsin, site offers visitors a chance to gawk at a vast array of the figurines as well as learn more about their history, and offers bobbleheads for sale.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

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