Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The casting of fond or amorous glances at some one; a fond or sly glance.
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- noun
Action of the verb toogle . - verb Present participle of
ogle .
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Examples
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And I have begun to think that while I still don't agree that ogling is harassment, I can understand why so many women think so.
Archive 2006-03-01 2006
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To shrug, turn one's head, kiss the tip of your gloves very tenderly, that's called ogling, right?
The Lucky Man Michel Baron 1691
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In addition, for over a year she had been subjected to other objectionable behaviour such as ogling and unwanted text messages and calls.
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In addition, for over a year she had been subjected to other objectionable behaviour such as ogling and unwanted text messages and calls.
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So, in order to fully comply with this policy, a student must either: (a) completely refrain from any sexual thought, conduct (such as ogling a callipygian coed), or speech, except in complete privacy; or (b) be endowed with the power to read the minds of everyone in sight or earshot, in order to determine whether or not anyone might not like what they are about to say or do.
The Volokh Conspiracy » No Sex Talk, Please, We’re the University of Iowa: 2007
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BoingBoing post describing screeners as too busy "ogling" the passenger's penis to notice the gun, for example.
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Even some really minor sexual intrusiveness, such as ogling some very young person, may qualify for moral and even legal rebuke.
unknown title 2009
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In addition, for over a year she had been subjected to other objectionable behaviour such as ogling and unwanted text messages and calls.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Nosheen Abbas 2009
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People were just standing around with their jaws practically on the floor, dazed and blurry eyed, drooling uncontrollably while "ogling" the sandwich as if it were a popular Hollywood Starlet who had just experienced a "Costume Malfunction!"
The Student Operated Press Rocco Loosbrock 2009
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The singer - who was wearing pink thigh-high lace-up boots, underpants, a tuxedo jacket and an oversized hat - demanded to be re-seated because another diner was "ogling" her.
GHibbs commented on the word ogling
My adjectival use: 'The students laughed at their ogling friend.'
August 23, 2011