Ogle
verb
To look at someone or something in a way that shows you find them attractive or interesting, usually in an obvious way.
He was ogling at the woman at the next table
Often appears as...
- ogle at
- ogle over
verb
To stare at in a lecherous manner.
He was caught ogling his secretary
Often appears as...
- ogle at
- caught ogling
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
verb
To look at someone or something in a way that shows you find them attractive or interesting, usually in an obvious way.
He was ogling at the woman at the next table
Often appears as...
- ogle at
- ogle over
verb
To stare at in a lecherous manner.
He was caught ogling his secretary
Often appears as...
- ogle at
- caught ogling
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Interest
Use 'ogle' to describe visually examining with strong interest or attraction.
He couldn't help but ogle the impressive sports car.
Pro Tip 2/3Obvious Staring
'Ogle' implies staring that is noticeable and possibly impolite.
Stop ogling at the dancers; it's rude!
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
In some cultures, ogling may be seen as disrespectful or harassing.
Be mindful not to ogle at locals when visiting conservative regions.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Interest
Use 'ogle' to describe visually examining with strong interest or attraction.
He couldn't help but ogle the impressive sports car.
Pro Tip 2/3Obvious Staring
'Ogle' implies staring that is noticeable and possibly impolite.
Stop ogling at the dancers; it's rude!
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
In some cultures, ogling may be seen as disrespectful or harassing.
Be mindful not to ogle at locals when visiting conservative regions.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Interest
Use 'ogle' to describe visually examining with strong interest or attraction.
He couldn't help but ogle the impressive sports car.
Pro Tip 2/3Obvious Staring
'Ogle' implies staring that is noticeable and possibly impolite.
Stop ogling at the dancers; it's rude!
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
In some cultures, ogling may be seen as disrespectful or harassing.
Be mindful not to ogle at locals when visiting conservative regions.
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Quote examples
Amor Towles
American Novelist
When I visited Moscow for the first time in 1998, I wandered into the historic Metropol Hotel as a curious tourist simply to ogle the giant painted glass ceiling that hangs over the grand restaurant off the lobby. It was the memory of that short visit that prompted me, some years later, to set 'A Gentleman in Moscow' in the hotel.
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Bill Simmons
American Journalist
First impressions matter more in basketball than in any other sport, and they can be savored only in person. Players can't hide behind pads or helmets, so we can stare at them, evaluate every move they make: running, jumping, walking, even ogling the cheerleaders. We can see every ripple and tattoo. If they're lazy, we can tell.
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Diane Ackerman
American Poet
We ogle plants and animals up close on television, the Internet and in the movies. We may not worship the animals we see, but we still regard them as necessary physical and spiritual companions. Technological nature can't completely satisfy that yearning.
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Sonakshi Sinha
Indian Actress
If a girl is not covered from head to toe, it does not mean she is inviting you to ogle at her. If we are interpreting it that way, it is not the girl, but our upbringing that is to be blamed. It is the thought process that needs to be changed.
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Matthew Perry
Actor
I can tell if someone is talking to me because I'm on 'Friends' or cause they just think I'm neat. You know I don't think I've ever spent more than five or ten minutes with somebody who was ogling me because they recognized me from the show.
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Lisa Lutz
American Author
We're all amateur investigators. We scan bookshelves, we ogle trinkets left out in the open, we calculate the cost of furniture and study the photographs on display; sometimes we even check out the medicine cabinet.
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Maureen Dowd
American Journalist
The C.E.O. of Google doesn't look like a Dick Cheney World Domination sort whom we should worry about as Google ogles our houses, our oceans, our foibles, our movements and our tastes.
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Steven Pinker
Canadian Scientist
I try to jog in every city I visit, and I particularly enjoy harbour-front paths that let me ogle big ships, railroad bridges and the ruins of factories and warehouses.
Quote examples
Amor Towles
American Novelist
When I visited Moscow for the first time in 1998, I wandered into the historic Metropol Hotel as a curious tourist simply to ogle the giant painted glass ceiling that hangs over the grand restaurant off the lobby. It was the memory of that short visit that prompted me, some years later, to set 'A Gentleman in Moscow' in the hotel.
Quote examples
Bill Simmons
American Journalist
First impressions matter more in basketball than in any other sport, and they can be savored only in person. Players can't hide behind pads or helmets, so we can stare at them, evaluate every move they make: running, jumping, walking, even ogling the cheerleaders. We can see every ripple and tattoo. If they're lazy, we can tell.
Quote examples
Diane Ackerman
American Poet
We ogle plants and animals up close on television, the Internet and in the movies. We may not worship the animals we see, but we still regard them as necessary physical and spiritual companions. Technological nature can't completely satisfy that yearning.
Quote examples
Sonakshi Sinha
Indian Actress
If a girl is not covered from head to toe, it does not mean she is inviting you to ogle at her. If we are interpreting it that way, it is not the girl, but our upbringing that is to be blamed. It is the thought process that needs to be changed.
Quote examples
Matthew Perry
Actor
I can tell if someone is talking to me because I'm on 'Friends' or cause they just think I'm neat. You know I don't think I've ever spent more than five or ten minutes with somebody who was ogling me because they recognized me from the show.
Quote examples
Lisa Lutz
American Author
We're all amateur investigators. We scan bookshelves, we ogle trinkets left out in the open, we calculate the cost of furniture and study the photographs on display; sometimes we even check out the medicine cabinet.
Quote examples
Maureen Dowd
American Journalist
The C.E.O. of Google doesn't look like a Dick Cheney World Domination sort whom we should worry about as Google ogles our houses, our oceans, our foibles, our movements and our tastes.
Quote examples
Steven Pinker
Canadian Scientist
I try to jog in every city I visit, and I particularly enjoy harbour-front paths that let me ogle big ships, railroad bridges and the ruins of factories and warehouses.
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