Goggle
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ˈɡɒ.ɡəl/
- Rhymes: -ɒɡəl
Origin
Compare Irish and Gaelic gog, a nod, a slight motion.
Full definition of goggle
Verb
- to stare (at something) with wide eyes
- Wodehouse Offing|IV, XII, and XV|... she frowned a displeased frown and told me for heaven's sake to stop goggling like a dead halibut. ... She left me fogged and groping for the inner meaning, and I could see from Aunt Dahlia's goggling eyes that the basic idea hadn't got across with her either. ... I didn't want to be hampered by an audience. When you're pushing someone into a lake, nothing embarrasses you more than having the front seats filled up with goggling spectators.
- to roll the eyes
- HudibrasAnd wink and goggle like an owl.