Goggle Definition
gŏgəl
goggled, goggles, goggling
verb
goggled, goggles, goggling
To stare with bulging or wide-open eyes.
Webster's New World
To roll or bulge (the eyes).
American Heritage
To roll: said of the eyes.
Webster's New World
To bulge or open wide in a stare.
Webster's New World
noun
goggles
A staring with bulging eyes.
Webster's New World
A stare or leer.
American Heritage
A pair of tight-fitting eyeglasses, often tinted or having side shields, worn to protect the eyes from hazards such as wind, glare, water, or flying debris.
American Heritage
Any of various types of protective eyeglasses, typically fitted with side guards, special lenses, etc.
Ski goggles.
Webster's New World
(in the plural) A pair of protective eyeglasses.
Wiktionary
adjective
Bulging or rolling.
Webster's New World
Origin of Goggle
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Compare Irish and Gaelic gog, a nod, a slight motion.
From Wiktionary
Middle English gogelen to squint
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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