goggle-eyed
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gog·gle-eyed
(gŏg′əl-īd′)adj.
Having prominent or rolling eyes.
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goggle-eyed
adj
(often postpositive) with a surprised, staring, or fixed expression
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gog′gle-eyed`
adj.
1. having bulging, wide-open, or rolling eyes, esp. in astonishment or wonderment.
adv. 2. with bulging, wide-open eyes.
[1350–1400; Middle English: squinting, looking sideways]
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| Adj. | 1. | goggle-eyed - with eyes or mouth open in surprise colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech surprised - taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment; "surprised by her student's ingenuity"; "surprised that he remembered my name"; "a surprised expression" |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
goggle-eyed
a. de ojos saltones.
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