goggle-eyed

1. 1.

   with eyes or mouth open in surprise

   Synonymsopenmouthedpopeyed

   Similarsurprised

   colloquialism

Questions about goggle-eyed

What does goggle-eyed mean?

goggle-eyed means "with eyes or mouth open in surprise".

How many syllables are in goggle-eyed?

goggle-eyed has 2 syllables: gog-gle-eyed. The stress falls on "gog".

What is another word for goggle-eyed?

Close synonyms include openmouthed, popeyed. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is goggle-eyed a common word?

goggle-eyed is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.