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ogle

/ˈəʊɡəl/OH-guhl
/ˈoʊɡəl/OH-guhl

Meaningto eye

Common meaning: to stare at with obvious desire

Journey through time

  1. Dutchoogen‘to make eyes at’source
  2. Low Germanoegeln‘to ogle’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto make eyes at → to stare at with obvious desireogle‘to stare at with obvious desire’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Dutch oogen ‘to eye’.

Roots

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