goggle
verb
[ ˈɡɒɡ(ə)l ]
• look with wide open eyes, typically in amazement.
• "I goggled at them in total disbelief"
Similar:
stare,
gape,
stare open-mouthed,
stare in wonder/amazement,
gawk,
gaze,
ogle,
look fixedly,
look vacantly,
rubberneck,
gawp,
goggle
adjective
• (of the eyes) protuberant or rolling.
goggle
noun
• close-fitting glasses with side shields, for protecting the eyes from glare, dust, water, etc.
• "a pair of goggles"
• a stare with protruding eyes.
• "their goggle mesmerizes even fishmongers"
• the staggers (a disease of sheep).
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘look to one side, squint’): probably from a base symbolic of oscillating movement.
