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lorgner.

to ogle

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/lɔʁ.ɲe/
  1. to ogle

    transitive
  2. to leer

    transitive
  3. to covet

    transitive
  4. to look at using a monocle or lorgnette

    transitive
  5. to look ahead (to)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *lūrni-, from the root *lūr-, *lūraną (“to spy, watch”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“to see”), similar to Dutch loens (“cross-eyed”), Latin luscus (“half-blind”).

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