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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

O'GLE, v.t. [L. oculus. See Eye.]
To view with side glances, as in fondness or with design to attract notice.
And ogling all their audience, then they speak.
O'GLE, n. A side glance or look.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: look at with amorous intentions

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (ogled; ogling) Etymology: probably from Low German oegeln, from oog eye; akin to Old High German ouga eye — more at eye Date: 1682 intransitive verb to glance with amorous invitation or challenge transitive verb 1. to eye amorously or provocatively 2. to look at especially with greedy or interested attention • ogler noun II. noun Date: 1694 an amorous or coquettish glance

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v. 1 tr. eye amorously or lecherously. 2 intr. look amorously. --n. an amorous or lecherous look. Derivatives: ogler n. Etymology: prob. LG or Du.: cf. LG oegeln, frequent. of oegen look at

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Ogle O"gle ([=o]g'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ogled; p. pr. & vb. n. Ogling.] [From a Dutch word corresponding to G. ["a]ugeln to ogle, fr. auge eye; cf. D. ooglonken to ogle, OD. oogen to cast sheep's eyes upon, ooge eye. See Eye.] To view or look at with side glances, as in fondness, or with a design to attract notice. And ogling all their audience, ere they speak. --Dryden.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Ogle O"gle, n. An amorous side glance or look. --Byron.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(ogles, ogling, ogled) If you say that one person is ogling another, you disapprove of them continually staring at that person in a way that indicates a strong sexual interest. All she did was hang around ogling the men in the factory... Paula is not used to everyone ogling at her while she undresses backstage. VERB: V n, V at n, also V [disapproval]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Side glance, leer, fond look.

Moby Thesaurus

amorous looks, attend, bedroom eyes, cast coquettish glances, come-hither look, contemplate, coquet, coquetry, coquettish glances, coquettishness, coyness, crane, crane the neck, dalliance, evil eye, examine, eye, flirt, flirtation, flirtatiousness, gallivant, gape, gaup, gawk, gaze, gaze open-mouthed, give the eye, give the once-over, glad eye, glare, gloat, glower, glowering look, goggle, gold-dig, goo-goo eyes, hard look, inspect, lamp, leer, leer at, look, look at, look on, look over, look sweet upon, make eyes at, malocchio, ocular, oculus, ogle at, orb, peeper, penetrating look, peruse, philander, play around, pore, pore over, rubberneck, run around, scrutinize, size up, stand on tiptoe, stare, stare at, stare down, stare hard, survey, take a long, take in, take stock of, vet, watch, whammy, winker