goggle
Americannoun
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goggles,
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large spectacles equipped with special lenses, protective rims, etc., to prevent injury to the eyes from strong wind, flying objects, blinding light, etc.
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spectacles designed for a special purpose, as night-vision or stereoscopic goggles.
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Informal. glasses, or eyeglasses.
I can't see a thing without my goggles.
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a bulging or wide-open look of the eyes; stare.
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
adjective
verb
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(intr) to stare stupidly or fixedly, as in astonishment
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to cause (the eyes) to roll or bulge or (of the eyes) to roll or bulge
noun
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a fixed or bulging stare
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(plural) spectacles, often of coloured glass or covered with gauze: used to protect the eyes
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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have goggledperfect
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has goggledperfect 3rd person singular
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am gogglingprogressive 1st person singular
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is gogglingprogressive 3rd person singular
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gogglingparticiple
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gogglessingular 3rd person
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are gogglingprogressive
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has been gogglingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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have been gogglingperfect progressive
Past
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had goggledperfect
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was gogglingprogressive singular
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goggledparticiple
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goggledsimple
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had been gogglingperfect progressive
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were gogglingprogressive plural
Future
Etymology
Origin of goggle
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English gogelen “to look aside, squint”
Explanation
When you goggle, you stare with wide-open bug eyes. You might goggle at a monkey riding a unicycle down the main street of your town. You may have heard of goggles — those large, plastic glasses that you use to protect your eyes while you are skiing or using a blowtorch. You might look like you are wearing goggles when you goggle at something. If you are looking for a new way to say "What are you looking at?!" Try: "What are you goggling at?!"
Vocabulary lists containing goggle
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Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
I asked as I breezed through the door, my cheeks a golden tan from the goggle line down.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2024
Army soldiers have completed intensive testing of Microsoft’s new multifunction goggle — and the results may determine whether Congress rejects most of the $424.2 million proposed in next year’s defense budget to keep buying them.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2022
The Tactical edition is “popular with military personnel” and has features such as stealth mode and night vision goggle compatibility.
From The Verge • Feb. 9, 2022
Since 2003 the United States has provided Afghan forces with at least 600,000 infantry weapons including M16 assault rifles, 162,000 pieces of communication equipment, and 16,000 night-vision goggle devices.
From Reuters • Aug. 19, 2021
“You’ve already seen him, Ginny, and the poor boy isn’t something you goggle at in a zoo. Is he really, Fred? How do you know?”
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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