ogle

See also øgle, and öğle

English

Alternative forms

• augle (Northern England)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch *ooghelen, oeghelen (“to ogle”), frequentative form of oogen (“to eye”); or from Middle Low German ogelen (“to look at, ogle”), frequentative of ogen, ougen (“to eye, see”), equivalent to og- +‎ -le. Compare German äugeln (“to ogle”). More at eye, -le.

Pronunciation

• (UK): enPR: ōʹgəl, IPA: /ˈəʊɡəl/, SAMPA: /"@Ug@l/ or (nonstandard, perhaps by analogy with goggle) enPR: ŏgʹəl, IPA: /ˈɒɡəl/, SAMPA: /"Qg@l/
• (US): enPR: ōʹgəl, IPA: /ˈoʊɡəl/, SAMPA: /"oUg@l/

  Rhymes: -ɒɡəl, -əʊɡəl

Verb

ogle (third-person singular simple present ogles, present participle ogling, simple past and past participle ogled)

1. (transitive), (intransitive) To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.

Translations

To stare flirtatiously

Finnish: tuijottaa (fi) French: reluquer  (fr), mater (fr) (familiar)

Greek: κοζάρω (el) Persian: چشم چرانی کردن (fa) Romanian: holba (ro)

Noun

ogle (plural ogles)

1. An impertinent, flirtatious, amorous or covetous stare.

Translations

An impertinent, flirtatious, amorous or covetous stare

Finnish: tuijotus (fi)

Russian: кокетливый взгляд m.

Anagrams

• LEGO, Lego, lego, loge

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Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *onʔglis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ongʷl-. Cognate with Sanskrit अङ्गार (áṅgāra), Old Church Slavonic ѫгль (ǫglĭ), Lithuanian anglis.

Noun

ogle

1. coal

Fifth declension noun

	singular	plural
nominative	ogle	ogles
genitive	ogles	ogļu
dative	oglei	oglēm
accusative	ogli	ogles
locative	oglē	oglēs