begoggled
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9.6
- adjective
- /bɪˈɡɑɡəld/
- Archaic
- The children stood begoggled as the fireworks lit up the night sky.
Examples
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She looked at the magician with begoggled eyes after he pulled a rabbit out of his hat.
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He appeared begoggled when he learned that he had won the grand prize.
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Afterward, they would remember the begoggled couple and remember, of course, the great rate of speed at which they were taking other curves.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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3.4
A person who has eyes open wide because they feel surprised or full of wonder
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7.5
Having big eyes that stick out and look surprised
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8.4
Having large, round eyes that move and look funny
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1.8
Someone's eyes are wide open and fixed on one thing, often from fear or surprise
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7.6
Having eyes wide open because you feel surprised or amazed
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7.2
Having very large round eyes that show surprise
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8.1
Having very large eyes that look surprised
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9.9
Having eyes that look strange and frightening like a monster's
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8.6
Having very wide eyes because you are surprised
Having eyes wide open and fixed, often from fear or wonder
Antonyms
How Surprised
Surface Forms
Morphology
begoggled = goggled (semi-transparent) = be + goggle + ed
The formation be- + goggled is structurally clear, but many learners know the noun 'goggles' more readily than the verb 'goggle', so deriving the 'wide-eyed' sense is only partly predictable.
Etymology
The word begoggled comes from goggle, which means 'to stare with wide eyes', and the small start be- means 'having', so begoggled describes someone with wide, surprised eyes.