Thesaurus results for OGLED

ogled

verb

past tense of ogle

as in stared

to look at in a flirtatious or desiring way I do wish you two would stop ogling each other during class

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Recent Examples of ogled Because every bottle of whiskey available at Jack Rose can be ordered, and is priced to be sampled, rather than ogled, the whiskey list at Jack Rose is ever changing. — Don Tse, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Travellers flying in or out of the hub ogled the spectacle, a display of sudden corporate collapse. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 9 May 2026 Dixie asks Buck, having previously ogled the shirtless firefighter during the Firefighter Games. — Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Mar. 2026 Princess Diana, Oprah, and Gwyneth Paltrow have all ogled the traditional Indian craftsmanship blended with contemporary design. — Gayatri Shah, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025

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The students stared at their feet and struggled to keep straight faces.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
His family stared balefully at him, waiting for some alchemy to be performed by his hand, like those trips when he was somehow expected to navigate them through an unknown city.

— Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026

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Kushner, of permanent-capital holding company Thrive Eternal and younger brother of Jared Kushner, and Iger, Disney’s former chief executive, were recently looking into an expansion franchise as the NBA eyed new teams in Seattle and Las Vegas.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
A number of insiders are reporting that actress Cailee Spaeny is either being eyed for Rogue or has actually been cast.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of eyed

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On Thursday, the nuisance from the wings was the one being gawked at by a cast young enough to be his kids — a detail Wilson clocked from backstage.

— Sarah Grant, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 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

Definition of gawked

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Shortly after the telescope was invented in 1608, Galileo peered out into the solar system and saw the amazing ring system.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 30 July 2026
After police responded to the scene, Kim peered outside her window to see Elijah Bieniemy being led away in handcuffs Sunday evening.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026

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