as in staring
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 ogling
Rue takes to this teaching like the Torah, ogling the girls grinding for bills with a fervor that mimics that of a religious revelation.
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Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
Paging through seed catalogs and ogling rare varieties might become your new favorite pastime.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 11 Mar. 2026
When the coach did something inappropriate or abusive—ogling them in the showers, leaving his hand on their backsides a count or two too long, rubbing their thigh on a car ride to their homes—they’d simply grin and bear it.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The South is filled with gorgeous locations like autumn in the Smoky Mountains, leafy drives in the Shenandoahs, the Garden District in New Orleans, ogling the stars in the Texas llano, sunrise in the Florida Keys, or watching the fireflies in Congaree National Park.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025
Baldoni’s expression was neutral and not ogling or suggestive.
—Elizabeth Rosner, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
Paging through seed catalogs and ogling rare varieties might become your new favorite pastime.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 11 Mar. 2026
When the coach did something inappropriate or abusive—ogling them in the showers, leaving his hand on their backsides a count or two too long, rubbing their thigh on a car ride to their homes—they’d simply grin and bear it.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The South is filled with gorgeous locations like autumn in the Smoky Mountains, leafy drives in the Shenandoahs, the Garden District in New Orleans, ogling the stars in the Texas llano, sunrise in the Florida Keys, or watching the fireflies in Congaree National Park.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025
Baldoni’s expression was neutral and not ogling or suggestive.
—Elizabeth Rosner, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ogling
Verb
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That's a lot of late nights and early mornings staring at the sky.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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What Jaafar does amounts to an elaborate impression instead of an interpretation, re-creating the voice and the famous choreography and otherwise staring blankly into the middle distance when called upon to transmit emotions.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
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Stays come in the form of historic palaces like Palazzu Nicrosi, perched on the hillside, or Le Couvent de Pozzo, a 15th-century convent converted into a guesthouse with a centerpiece pool eyeing the Italian island of Elba.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2026
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The federal government was at one point eyeing Kansas City to build an immigration detention facility, and private prison company CoreCivic successfully reopened a center in Leavenworth, Kansas, despite local opposition.—
Sofi Zeman
April 25,
Kansas City Star,
25 Apr. 2026
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One untitled work from 1994 shows a strange monster—a guard bent over, gazing back at us between his own legs, his upside-down grin framed by his jackboots.—
Ben Davis,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Even without a treatment booking, guests may cycle through the hydrotherapy circuit—steam, sauna, hot and cold plunge—while gazing at city panoramas.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Those are important characteristics for advertisers seeking to make dynamic campaigns for an audience that's grown accustomed to viewing short-form videos on Reels or gawking at cat photos on Facebook and Instagram.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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On a typical day, the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center in Scottsdale reverberates with animal cries and the footfalls of gawking visitors.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Ogling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ogling. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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