ogle
/'ougl/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To look at someone with obvious amorous or sexual desire: To stare at someone in a way that shows you find them sexually attractive, often in a way that is not subtle and can make the person being looked at feel uncomfortable.
- To gaze at with flirtatious or lecherous intent: To look at someone with sustained, often unwelcome, attention that suggests a sexual interest.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- The man at the bar was ogling the women as they walked by.
- She felt uncomfortable because the stranger wouldn't stop ogling her from across the room.
- He was accused of ogling his coworker during the meeting.
Advanced Usage
- "to ogle at": This phrasal construction is commonly used, though the preposition "at" is sometimes omitted.
- The tourists ogled at the expensive cars in the showroom. (This usage can extend beyond people to objects of desire, implying a greedy or covetous stare.)
- The act of ogling is often described as being done openly, brazenly, or lecherously, emphasizing its inappropriate nature.
Variants and Related Words
- Ogling (gerund/noun): The act of looking at someone in this way.
- His constant ogling made everyone in the office uneasy.
- Oglable/Ogleable (adj, informal): Describing someone who is likely to be ogled.
- The actor was considered highly ogleable by his fans.
Synonyms
- Leer: To look at someone with a malicious or unpleasant sexual expression. (Often has a more sinister or aggressive connotation than "ogle".)
- Gawk at: To stare openly and stupidly. (Less specifically sexual than "ogle", more about rude curiosity.)
- Eye up (phrasal verb, informal): To look at someone with sexual appraisal.
Related Phrasal Verbs / Constructions
- Ogle at: As mentioned in advanced usage, this is a common collocation.
- He spent the afternoon ogling at the models in the magazine.
Related Idioms
- To make eyes at someone: To look at someone flirtatiously. (This is generally more playful and mutual than "ogle", which is often one-sided and unwelcome.)
- Undress someone with one's eyes: To look at someone with such intense sexual interest that it feels as if you are imagining them without clothes. (This is a stronger, more vivid idiom for a similar concept as ogling.)