leer
verb (used without object)
to look with a sideways or oblique glance, especially suggestive of lascivious interest or sly and malicious intent.
had leered
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past perfectof leer.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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She saw again the horror of that which had leered at her from out the disfigured, drunken, faces of the poor creatures taken by the police.
From Their Yesterdays by Wright, Harold Bell
The owner of the face had leered at first, and then his glance hardened into suspicion as he looked.
From The Moon Rock by Rees, Arthur J. (Arthur John)
He asked one of the women if she had seen anybody running, and she said no, civilly enough—and yet he fancied that she had leered at him.
From The Secret Glory by Machen, Arthur
Amory knew that every time he had reached toward it longingly it had leered out at him with the grotesque face of evil.
From This Side of Paradise by Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott)
The horrible dancing figures on the carved screen had leered at her and she hadn't minded.
From The Garden Party and Other Stories by Mansfield, Katherine
