to goggle
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6.1
- verb
- /ˈɡɑɡəl/
:
mirar boquiabierto
- "A sizeable crowd is goggling at the body."
- goggling eyes
Examples
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"Sir?" The Chief of Staff goggled.
Fiction book (1998) -
Idris goggled at the device, then said to Sadry: "What, our words to be set down and used against us?"
Fiction book (1999) -
The group just stood there, goggling for a moment.
Fiction book (1999) -
Well, confound it, what are you goggling at?
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Our customers don't just come here to goggle; they want to be entertained.
Fiction book (1997) -
Keep walking, Shanahan, and don't goggle at me.
Fiction book (2001) -
Gerston goggled, unable to make sense of this.
Fiction book (1999) -
Basil stopped just inside, trying not to goggle at the immense foyer.
Fiction book (2001) -
Instead, he froze, goggling, and stumbled backward, knocking over one of the trash cans.
Fiction book (2001) -
She goggled at the astonishing magic trick, unable to believe her eyes.
Synonyms
27
6.1
To stare openly at a person or thing because you feel surprised
14
3.8
To look with your mouth open in surprise or wonder
12
6.3
To stare openly in a rude or surprised way
5
8.0
To have your eyes stick out because you are surprised or shocked
2
9.1
To stare openly and rudely because you are surprised or curious
1
9.9
To stare openly because you are surprised or curious
To have your eyes stick out because you are surprised
Antonyms
Compounds
How Surprised
Surface Forms
Etymology
Goggle comes from an old verb that meant 'to stare with wide eyes'. It is the same root as the everyday word goggles ('eye-protectors'), so imagine the round glass making your eyes look very wide — that picture helps you remember that to goggle is to look with very wide-open eyes.