to eyeball

Examples

• All

• Once you get that content created, it's now time to get people eyeballing it.

  Blog text (8)

• Don't forget to eyeball it.

  Surf's Up (2007)

• The woman we saw earlier that was eyeballing you.

  The Commuter (2018)

• I think those boys are eyeballing us.

  Detroit (2017)

• Ooh, look at that dog over there, eyeballing me.

  Norbit (2007)

• So I'm, like, eyeballing her.

  Boyz n the Hood (1991)

• "I gotta get me a pair of those," she said, eyeballing my shorts.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Ms. Banaszak eyeballed the crowd.

  Academic text (2016)

• Cesar passes through, eyeballing George the whole time.

  Fiction book (2001)

• He was caught eyeballing the new girl in class during the lecture.

Synonyms

W

to watch

vsto eyeball

∞ 1.0

To look at something carefully for some time

is a brief direct examination rather than prolonged observation

R

to regard

vsto eyeball

241 3.2

To look at someone or something carefully

is more direct and noticeable than a neutral formal observation

E

to eye

vsto eyeball

152 4.8

To look closely at someone with interest

is more direct and noticeable rather than merely curious

E

to eye up

vsto eyeball

• Informal

1 7.4

To look at a person or thing with interest

is a direct examination without implied desire or assessment

Antonyms

I

to ignore

∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

O

to overlook

243 2.9

To not notice someone or something you should see

Compounds

M

mark 1 eyeball

• Informal

9.6

A person's own sight used to check something without machines

How Close

to peer

149 4.1

to eyeball

• Informal

23 3.6

to stare

∞ 1.0

to gawk

• Informal

27 6.1

Surface Forms

Etymology