"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. Craft supplies typically made of white, black, and clear plastic that resemble eyes.
    Sense id: en-googly_eye-en-noun-GISbLP1L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 28 21 19
  2. (informal) Strabismus, a condition in which the two eyes do not align in the same direction; tropia, a squint. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-googly_eye-en-noun-DQt4S9lJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 28 21 19
  3. Eyes that bulge abnormally.
    Sense id: en-googly_eye-en-noun-RKM3pbMX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 28 21 19

Verb

Forms: googly eyes [present, singular, third-person], googly eyeing [participle, present], googly eyed [participle, past], googly eyed [past]
Rhymes: -aɪ Head templates: {{en-verb}} googly eye (third-person singular simple present googly eyes, present participle googly eyeing, 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): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 28 21 19

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for googly eye meaning in English (4.2kB)

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