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# goggle

«goggle» in Mova's school dictionary: **to stare with wide, bulging eyes, often in surprise** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (goggle, goggles, goggled, goggling); noun (goggles)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (verb) To goggle is to stare with wide, bulging eyes, often in surprise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goggle/#m1)

2) (noun) Goggles are glasses that protect the eyes, such as for swimming or skiing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goggle/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

in tales, a creature with goggle eyes has big round eyes that stick out; to goggle at someone is to stare at them in wonder

### examples

- The frog had goggle eyes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goggle/#x1)
- The children goggled at the giant cake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goggle/#x2)
- Wear goggles when you swim. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goggle/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [Beavers can stay underwater for about 15 minutes, and see-through eyelids work like swimming goggles.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/242-animal-builders-beavers-dams-and-lodges/12/)
- [Goggles are worn in the school lab because eyes are delicate and some chemicals damage them in seconds.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/25-cleaning-chemicals-safety/18/)
- [Swimming goggles stop the chlorine in pool water from stinging your eyes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/249-cricket-rugby-basketball-and-hockey/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «goggle» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goggle/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.