GOGGLE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

goggle

verb

ˈgä-gəl

Definition of goggle

as in to stare

to look long and hard in wonder or surprise goggled at the elaborate costumes and floats in the Mardi Gras parade

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Recent Examples of goggle Studio commissaries, cafeterias and executive dining rooms long have been spaces to surreptitiously goggle at visiting talent as well as places to be seen with the powers that be for girding one’s position in the corporate pecking order. — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024 Snoop got schooled in the pool, even after breaking down and goggling up. — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024 Mok, the former second-in-command of the Yellow Neck daofei, goggled his eyes in surprise. — Christian Holub, EW.com, 5 May 2020 Any human eye, goggled by a car’s windshield, can graft such fantasies onto the great Mojave. — Dan Chiasson, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2019 See All Example Sentences for goggle

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Kenzo had inclined his head over his invalid daughter and was staring at her intently.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Along the way, Brees stared NFL QB nobility in the face and took each player down one by one.

— Larry Holder, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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There wasn't even money to demolish the building, so the rivers of humanity who once flowed through the grand space were replaced by voyeurs from the world come to gawk at its cavernous shell.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
Next Big Thing, have become the most talked about — and gawked about — in the run-up to Sunday’s World Cup final, when Messi’s Argentina will play Yamal’s Spain for the biggest trophy in the sport.

— Joseph Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026

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