Ogle Definition
ogle
See also øgle, and öğle
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English
Alternative forms
- augle (Northern England)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch *ooghelen, oeghelen (“to ogle”), frequentative form of oogen (“to eye”); or from Middle Low German ogelen (“to look at, ogle”), frequentative of ogen, ougen (“to eye, see”), equivalent to og- + -le. Compare German äugeln (“to ogle”). More at eye, -le.
Pronunciation
- (UK): enPR: ōʹgəl, IPA: /ˈəʊɡəl/, SAMPA: /"@Ug@l/ or (nonstandard, perhaps by analogy with goggle) enPR: ŏgʹəl, IPA: /ˈɒɡəl/, SAMPA: /"Qg@l/
- (US): enPR: ōʹgəl, IPA: /ˈoʊɡəl/, SAMPA: /"oUg@l/
Verb
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.
Noun
ogle (plural ogles)
- An impertinent, flirtatious, amorous or covetous stare.
Translations
An impertinent, flirtatious, amorous or covetous stare
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Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *onʔglis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ongʷl-. Cognate with Sanskrit अङ्गार (áṅgāra), Old Church Slavonic ѫгль (ǫglĭ), Lithuanian anglis.
Noun
ogle
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| nominative | ogle | ogles |
| genitive | ogles | ogļu |
| dative | oglei | oglēm |
| accusative | ogli | ogles |
| locative | oglē | oglēs |
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