verb / noun
ogle
OH-gul/ˈəʊɡl/
A stare showing obvious sexual interest or admiration, or to look at someone this way.
The woman turns to ogle the passing man’s bare torso.
Etymology
Low German oeglen, the probable source, describes repeated looking and derives ultimately from a word for “eye.” In English, that looking has an amorous or sexually interested purpose.
More examples
- She complained that the stranger kept ogling her.
- His obvious ogle made the guest uncomfortable.
- The character ogled every glamorous visitor at the party.
Forms
ogle · ogles · ogled · ogling