Synonyms for goggle


Grammar : Verb
Spell : gog-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɒg əl

Top 10 synonyms for goggle Other synonyms for the word goggle

Définition of goggle

Origin :
  • 1530s, from Middle English gogelen "to roll (the eyes) about" (late 14c.), influenced by Middle English gogel-eyed "squint-eyed, one-eyed" (late 14c.), of uncertain origin, perhaps somehow imitative. As a surname (Robert le Gogel) attested from c.1300. Related: Goggled; goggling. As a noun, 1650s, "goggling look;" earlier "person who goggles" (1610s).
  • verb gaze
Example sentences :
  • He has a smooth-shaven, quasi-clerical face and goggle eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Immortal » by Alphonse Daudet
  • "Here is his head," cried Goggle Woggle, as he put it under his arm.
  • Extract from : « The Jumble Book » by David Cory
  • In the bottom of each hollow a narrow slit was cut lengthwise of the goggle.
  • Extract from : « Grit A-Plenty » by Dillon Wallace
  • The goggle eyes seemed to see more than the brain was inclined to credit.
  • Extract from : « The King of Diamonds » by Louis Tracy
  • But, as things were, he abstained from fraternising and continued to goggle dumbly.
  • Extract from : « Indiscretions of Archie » by P. G. Wodehouse
  • If that fat face in the clock could only speak as well as goggle its eyes!
  • Extract from : « The Moon Rock » by Arthur J. Rees
  • But the rest of the bunch could goggle at him from a distance and be darned to them.
  • Extract from : « Skyrider » by B. M. Bower
  • "I'm sure I don't know," replied Num, opening his goggle eyes.
  • Extract from : « Japhet, In Search Of A Father » by Frederick Marryat
  • What a painful stare, with its goggle eyes and gaping mouth!
  • Extract from : « Shakespeare's Bones » by C. M. Ingleby
  • To fun-loving people who enjoy the grotesque, great sport will be found in giving a Nose and Goggle Party.
  • Extract from : « Bright Ideas for Entertaining » by Mrs. Herbert B. Linscott

Antonyms for goggle

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