ogle

...it looked a little as if Camilla, who was a very good companion, ogled at me with no questionable meaning.

- Lesage, The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane, tr. Smollett, bk 1 ch. 16

Haha!

Whenever I see this word I think "baby ogre".

This word always reminds me of Stranger Than Fiction. If you haven't seen it, you must. It was *made* for Wordies.

I use both pronunciations, which makes me a bit strange, I'd imagine.

I didn't know this word. I like it. We (Spanish speakers) haven't a word with a similar meaning, so we have to use idioms to express the same that ogle.

By the way, your posting style in Wordie reminds me of... my own posts! ;-)

I'm glad to see Merriam Webster listing both pronunciations; I had a friend who always gave me shit because I prefer the latter.

Pronunciation:
\ˈō-gəl also ˈä-\

Etymology:
probably from Low German oegeln, from oog eye; akin to Old High German ouga eye

intransitive verb : to glance with amorous invitation or challenge
transitive verb 1 : to eye amorously or provocatively 2 : to look at especially with greedy or interested attention