goggling
Gaping in disbelief
Goggling is staring with wide, bulging eyes—the look of astonishment, disbelief, or intense curiosity: The children stood goggling at the magician.
The word suggests eyes so wide they resemble goggles.
Related to the verb goggle, which means to roll or protrude the eyes.
Showing naive amazement
- gapingWide open, agape
- staringGazing without break
- slack-jawedMouth open from shock
- dumbfoundedRendered speechless by surprise
flabbergasted · stunned · agog · thunderstruck · stupefied · taken aback · incredulous · disbelieving
Corrective eyewear worn daily
- glassesCorrective eyewear or tumblers
- lensesCurved transparent refractors
- bug-eyedWith protruding, widened eyes
- magnifiedIncreased in apparent size
distorted · swimming · ski · safety · protective · laboratory · steampunk · aviator
Studying something with concentration
- squintingNarrowing eyes to see
- examiningInspecting with care
- inspectingExamining closely for flaws
- scrutinizingExamining something very closely
observing · watching · studying · eyeing · surveying · regarding · rubbernecking · gawking
Obsessively attached or focused
- unblinkingNot closing one's eyes
- rivetedFastened or enthralled
- transfixedHeld immobile by amazement
- intentPlanned purpose
focused · absorbed · engrossed · rapt · mesmerized · hypnotized · captivated · enthralled
wide-eyed
Showing naive amazement
- gapingWide open, agape
- staringGazing without break
- slack-jawedMouth open from shock
dumbfounded · flabbergasted · stunned · agog · thunderstruck · stupefied · taken aback · incredulous · disbelieving · speechless
spectacles
Corrective eyewear worn daily
- glassesCorrective eyewear or tumblers
- lensesCurved transparent refractors
- bug-eyedWith protruding, widened eyes
magnified · distorted · swimming · ski · safety · protective · laboratory · steampunk · aviator · diving
peering
Studying something with concentration
- squintingNarrowing eyes to see
- examiningInspecting with care
- inspectingExamining closely for flaws
scrutinizing · observing · watching · studying · eyeing · surveying · regarding · rubbernecking · gawking · ogling
fixated
Obsessively attached or focused
- unblinkingNot closing one's eyes
- rivetedFastened or enthralled
- transfixedHeld immobile by amazement
intent · focused · absorbed · engrossed · rapt · mesmerized · hypnotized · captivated · enthralled · glued
- wide-eyedamazed, astounded, awestruck, bug-eyed, saucer-eyed