English Explanatory Dictionary

ogle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.
noun
  1. An impertinent, flirtatious, amorous or covetous stare.
  2. An eye.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A village in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1378).
  3. An unincorporated community in Clay County, Kentucky, United States.

Pronunciation

ōʹgəl ŏgʹəl /ˈəʊɡl̩/ /ˈɒɡl̩/ /ˈoʊɡl̩/ /ˈɑɡl̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ogle.wav

Word forms

ogle ogles ogling ogled oggle augle

Etymology

17th century. Probably from Low German ögeln (“to ogle, to flirt with one's eyes”), from Middle Low German ö̂gelen, frequentative of Middle Low German ö̂gen, from Old Saxon ōgian, from Proto-West Germanic *augijan (“to show”). Alternatively from an equivalent Dutch *ogelen, but this seems unattested (only the simplex ogen). By surface analysis, eye + -le.

Synonyms

leer

Related words

leer

Derived words

ogle-in ogglesome ogler oglesome unogled ogle fake ogle fake riah ogle fakes ogle riah fake Glen Ogle Ogle County
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