goggle

/'gɔgl/

Thân thiện

He goggled at the magician's incredible trick.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To look with wide-open eyes, often due to surprise, amazement, or stupidity: To stare with the eyes wide open, typically in a way that shows strong emotion or a lack of understanding.

Usage

• The verb "goggle" describes a specific, often exaggerated, way of looking. It implies the eyes are opened very wide, sometimes bulging slightly.
• It is often used to show that someone is staring in a rude, shocked, or foolish manner.
• It is typically followed by the preposition "at" (to goggle at something/someone).

Examples

• Verb:

Advanced Usage

• "to goggle at": To stare fixedly and with wide eyes at something.

Variants and Related Words

• Goggles (noun, plural): Protective eyewear that fits closely around the eyes.
• Goggle-eyed (adjective): Having wide, bulging, or staring eyes.

Synonyms

• Gape: To stare with one's mouth open in surprise or wonder.
• Stare: To look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one's eyes wide open.

Related Phrases

• To make someone's eyes goggle: To cause someone to stare in amazement.

Học thuật

Verb

1. look with amazement; look stupidly

Từ đồng nghĩa

• gape
• gawp
• gawk