"googly eye" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: googly eyes [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪ Head templates: {{en-noun}} googly eye (plural googly eyes)
  1. A craft item resembling an eye, typically made of white, black, and clear plastic. Translations (craft item): Wackelauge [neuter] (German), llygad siglog [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-googly_eye-en-noun-KQREVhqd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 20 16 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 17 17 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 17 17 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 14 12 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 39 15 11 34 Disambiguation of 'craft item': 96 3 1
  2. (informal) An eye exhibiting strabismus, failing to align with the other eye. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-googly_eye-en-noun-rUJb4pbS Categories (other): Terms with German translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 14 12 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 39 15 11 34
  3. An eye that bulges abnormally.
    Sense id: en-googly_eye-en-noun-WeTl~1nB Categories (other): Terms with German translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 14 12 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 39 15 11 34

Verb

Forms: googly eyes [present, singular, third-person], googly eyeing [participle, present], googly eying [participle, present, rare], googly eyed [participle, past], googly eyed [past]
Rhymes: -aɪ Head templates: {{en-verb|+|+,googly eying<l:rare>}} googly eye (third-person singular simple present googly eyes, present participle googly eyeing or (rare) googly eying, simple past and past participle googly eyed)
  1. (informal, transitive) To observe intently; to stare (at something). Tags: informal, transitive Synonyms: eye, eyeball
    Sense id: en-googly_eye-en-verb-PWHPRgBT Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with German translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 13 11 46 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 14 12 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 39 15 11 34

Inflected forms

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