I. ˈgägəl verb
( goggled ; goggled ; goggling -äg(ə)liŋ ; goggles )
Etymology: Middle English gogelen
intransitive verb
1.
a. archaic : to turn the eyes to one side or the other : look obliquely : squint
wink and goggle like an owl — Samuel Butler †1680
b. : to stare with wide or protuberant eyes usually as a result of amazement, fright, or surprise
the lieutenant goggled … like a fish in a glass jar — Kenneth Roberts
sold … for sums that make one goggle in retrospect — J.T.Soby
2. of the eyes
a. archaic : to turn to one side or the other : take an oblique position
mark on which side … the eyes do goggle — Thomas Raynalde
b. : to become wide or protuberant usually as a result of amazement, fright, or surprise
the frog's hideous large eyes were goggling out of his head — W.M.Thackeray
3. : to fish underwater with a spear : spearfish
transitive verb
: to turn (the eyes) to one side or from side to side : roll
the stranger goggled about his eyes in an attempt to fix them steadily — T.L.Peacock
II. adjective
of the eyes : full and rolling : protuberant , staring
a rather moony, fair brat … with those goggle eyes gazing bluely at you — F.M.Ford
III. noun
( -s )
1. : a rolling or protuberance of the eyes : a wide-eyed stare
the child's goggle at the room full of toys
2. goggles plural
a. : eye coverings resembling spectacles but with shields at the sides and short, projecting eye tubes with the glass fixed in the front end used to protect the eyes (as from water, light, dust, or cold) — often used with pair
a pair of goggles
— see eyecup 1 b
b. : colored spectacles for relief from intense light
got their sun goggles from the rucksacks — J.R.Ullman
3. : a single framed protective device usually of glass or plastic that is worn in front of the eyes and held in place by a headband