as in to stare
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
goggled at the elaborate costumes and floats in the Mardi Gras parade
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Recent Examples of goggle
Mok, the former second-in-command of the Yellow Neck daofei, goggled his eyes in surprise.
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Christian Holub, EW.com, 5 May 2020
Any human eye, goggled by a car’s windshield, can graft such fantasies onto the great Mojave.
—Dan Chiasson, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2019
Kevin Heenan, the thin-goggled duke with 30-foot range.
—Tom Corvin, latimes.com, 15 Mar. 2018
After her final run, the American freeskier remained down at the bottom of the halfpipe, hands covering her goggled eyes, undoubtedly overcome with emotions.
—The Si Staff, SI.com, 24 Feb. 2018
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Christian Holub, EW.com, 5 May 2020
Any human eye, goggled by a car’s windshield, can graft such fantasies onto the great Mojave.
—Dan Chiasson, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2019
Kevin Heenan, the thin-goggled duke with 30-foot range.
—Tom Corvin, latimes.com, 15 Mar. 2018
After her final run, the American freeskier remained down at the bottom of the halfpipe, hands covering her goggled eyes, undoubtedly overcome with emotions.
—The Si Staff, SI.com, 24 Feb. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goggle
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The Browns are staring at a training camp competition between 40-year-old Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett, who flamed out as the Steelers’ starter in just two seasons.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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The image, which is one of a set of lowrider photographs acquired by the Smithsonian, is dominated by the driver of the car, who rests her elbow on the edge of the open window and stares straight at us with a confidence that is at once challenging and completely relaxed.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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Rather than looking down at the ground directly in front of you, or letting your head arch back, gaze straight ahead, physical therapist, run coach and running gait analyst Lisa Mitro, DPT tells SELF.—
Jennifer Heimlich,
SELF,
25 Apr. 2025
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Sitting at a table in his living room with his game spread out in front of him, Roberto Clemente gazing down from a painting over his head, Otero looks every bit the man who has achieved self actualization.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Apr. 2025
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Then, after the arranging was complete, came that fleeting and glorious moment: The crowd gawked and took photos of the 1,387 cakes, both sweet and savory, in their pristine, unsliced form.—
Simon J. Levien,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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About 20 minutes later, however, the whirring device crept back to gawk some more at her personal space.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Goggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goggle. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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