goggle-eyed

goggle-eyed
/gog"euhl uyd'/, adj.
1. having bulging, wide-open, or rolling eyes, esp. in astonishment or wonderment.
adv.
2. with bulging, wide-open eyes.
[1350-1400; ME gogel eied squinting, looking sideways]

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