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goggle
[ gog-uhl ]
noun
- goggles,
- large spectacles equipped with special lenses, protective rims, etc., to prevent injury to the eyes from strong wind, flying objects, blinding light, etc.
- spectacles designed for a special purpose, as night-vision or stereoscopic goggles.
- Informal. glasses, or eyeglasses:
I can't see a thing without my goggles.
- a bulging or wide-open look of the eyes; stare.
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
- to roll (the eyes).
adjective
- (of the eyes) rolling, bulging, or staring.
goggle
/ ˈɡɒɡəl /
verb
- intr to stare stupidly or fixedly, as in astonishment
- to cause (the eyes) to roll or bulge or (of the eyes) to roll or bulge
noun
- a fixed or bulging stare
- plural spectacles, often of coloured glass or covered with gauze: used to protect the eyes
Derived Forms
- ˈgoggly, adjective
Other Words From
- un·goggled adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of goggle1
Word History and Origins
Origin of goggle1
Example Sentences
The videographer I worked with on that production, Gareth Tate, and I pitted the two goggles in that category against each other.
The best ski goggles use various methods to steer the fog away.
We talked about that, as well as what it’s like to clean in a shower cap and goggles, and the anxiety that comes with knocking on someone’s door in the middle of a pandemic.
We had to make sure that our equipment did not hinder the use of various accessories the dog may be wearing such as goggles, a leash, or a kevlar vest to protect it from being knifed after landing.
Obviously, if we can be helpful in getting them PPE—we’ve sent masks and gowns and goggles to clients trying to make sure they have what they need.
Go to facebook.com/pages/Edward-Snowden for Goggle Street Views.
Although we watch the behavior of the super-rich with goggle-eyed fascination, bad feeling toward them lurks in the wings.
Naw, I sold my outfit to a goggle-eyed pilgrim that has an idea buffalo hides is prime all summer.
Now Liebchen came in one day at high tide, chasing those little goggle-eyed squids that lived so many in the harbour.
Skeat thinks the word gog is “of imitative origin,” but it is more likely that goggle was originally Gog oeuil or Gog Eye.
The Irish and Gaelic for Goggle-eyed is gogshuileach, which the authorities refer to gog, “to move slightly” and suil, “an eye”.
I'm not talking of wishing; schoolboys wish, pale-cheeked freshmen at college, goggle-eyed ensigns in marching regiments wish.
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