"agoggle" meaning in English

See agoggle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more agoggle [comparative], most agoggle [superlative]
Etymology: a- + goggle Etymology templates: {{affix|en|a-|goggle#Verb}} a- + goggle Head templates: {{en-adj}} agoggle (comparative more agoggle, superlative most agoggle)
  1. Goggling: (of a person or face) staring with wide eyes; (of eyes) opened wide to stare.
    Sense id: en-agoggle-en-adj-H0FiXnCY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 84 16
  2. Amazed (at something).
    Sense id: en-agoggle-en-adj-8atLj0Qn Categories (other): English terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 39 61

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