Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - goggle
Goggle
goggle
v., adj., & n. --v. 1 intr. a (often foll. by at) look with wide-open eyes. b (of the eyes) be rolled about; protrude. 2 tr. turn (the eyes) sideways or from side to side. --adj. (usu. attrib.) (of the eyes) protuberant or rolling. --n. 1 (in pl.) a spectacles for protecting the eyes from glare, dust, water, etc. b colloq. spectacles. 2 (in pl.) a sheep disease, the staggers. 3 a goggling expression. Phrases and idioms goggle-box Brit. colloq. a television set. goggle-dive an underwater dive in goggles. goggle-eyed having staring or protuberant eyes. Etymology: ME, prob. from a base gog (unrecorded) expressive of oscillating movement
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I. intransitive verb (~d; goggling) Etymology: Middle English gogelen to squint Date: 1742 to stare with wide or protuberant eyes, ~r noun II. adjective Date: 1540 protuberant, staring , goggly adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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