goggle
Plural: goggles
Verb
Verb Forms: goggled, goggling, goggles
- To stare with wide, bulging eyes, often in surprise or amazement.
- look with amazement; look stupidly
- To stare (at something) with wide eyes.
- To roll the eyes.
Noun
- A wide-eyed stare or affected rolling of the eye.
- A pair of protective eyeglasses.
Examples
- Come and have a goggle at Fauzia’s new car!
- Opponents would GOGGLE at his incredible ability to find bingos in Scrabble.
Origin / Etymology
From 14th century Middle English gogelen (“to roll (eyes), to look sideways”). Earlier source is unknown. The noun is attested from the 17th century. Compare Irish gog (“a nod, a slight motion”).
Scrabble Score: 9
goggle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordgoggle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
goggle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
goggle: valid Words With Friends Word