Agoggle

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Goggling: (of a person or face) staring with wide eyes; (of eyes) opened wide to stare.

    "his starting eyes / Both wide agoggle, twice their size."

  2. 2
    Amazed (at something).

    "a. 1839, William Eaton, “An Essay” cited in James Nack, Earl Rupert, and Other Tales and Poems, New York: George Adlard, 1839, p. 128, such poetry as this / Must set you all a-goggle!"

Example

More examples

"his starting eyes / Both wide agoggle, twice their size."

Etymology

From a- + goggle.

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