ogle
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably from
- Dutch, from Middle Dutch *ooghelen, oeghelen (“to ogle”), frequentative form of oogen (“to look at”), from oge (“eye”),
- or from Low German oegeln, frequentative of oegen (“to look at”), from Oog (“eye”).
Compare German äugeln (“to ogle”). More at eye, -le.
Pronunciation[edit]
- enPR: ōʹgəl, (less common) enPR: ŏgʹəl
- (Received Pronunciation): IPA(key): /ˈəʊɡl̩/, (less common) /ˈɒɡl̩/
- (General American): IPA(key): /ˈoʊɡl̩/, (less common) /ˈɑɡl̩/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊɡəl, -ɒɡəl
Verb[edit]
ogle (third-person singular simple present ogles, present participle ogling, simple past and past participle ogled)
- (transitive, intransitive) To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.
- 1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis; John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The First Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […] Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. […], London: Printed for Jacob Tonson […], OCLC 80026745:
- And ogling all their audience, ere they speak.
Translations[edit]
to stare flirtatiously
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Noun[edit]
ogle (plural ogles)
- An impertinent, flirtatious, amorous or covetous stare.
- (Polari, usually in the plural) An eye.
Translations[edit]
an impertinent, flirtatious, amorous or covetous stare
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References[edit]
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Anagrams[edit]
Latvian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (dialectal forms) oglis
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *anˀglís, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óngʷl̥ (“coal”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ogle f (5th declension)
- charcoal (partially burnt organic materials, usually wood)
- aktīvā ogle, aktivētā ogle ― activated carbon
- melns kā ogle ― black as charcoal
- ogles zīmējumi ― charcoal drawings
- kvēlojošas ogles ― burning coals
- (syn. akmeņogle) coal (mineral deposits, used as industrial fuel)
- ogļu atradnes ― coal deposits
- ogļu ieguve ― coal mining
- ogļu rūpniecība ― coal industry
Declension[edit]
Declension of ogle (5th declension)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “ogle”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Slovene[edit]
Noun[edit]
ógle
- accusative plural of ogel
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