Ogling
/ˈoʊ.ɡlɪŋ/noun
Looking at someone in a way that shows too much interest, often in a rude or sexual way.
Did you know?The verb comes from a much older idea of gazing fixedly, and English later turned that stare into a word for shameless, almost predatory attention.
Etymological Timeline
16th Century
English
ogle
“To look at or glance at”
17th Century
English
ogle
“To look at amorously or with desire”
18th Century
English
ogling
“The act of looking amorously or suggestively”
Modern English
English
ogling
“Looking at someone in a way that shows too much interest, often in a rude or sexual way”