Definition of ogle

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Oglethorpe, James Edward >

o·gle    (gl, ôgl) KEY 

VERB:
o·gled, o·gling, o·gles
VERB:
tr.

1. To stare at.
2. To stare at impertinently, flirtatiously, or amorously.

VERB:
intr.

To stare in an impertinent, flirtatious, or amorous manner.

NOUN:

An impertinent, flirtatious, or amorous stare.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Perhaps from Low German oghelen, oegeln, frequentative of oegen, to eye, from oghe, oge, eye; see ok^w- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
ogler(Noun)