leer
verb (used without object)
to look with a sideways or oblique glance, especially suggestive of lascivious interest or sly and malicious intent.
leered
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past participleof leer.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof leer.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
leerverb (used without object)to look with a sideways or oblique glance, especially suggestive of lascivious interest or sly and malicious intent.
Example Sentences
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She has also endured a filming where Donald Trump openly leered at her and another where she seems to suppress a flinch when her own husband touches her knee.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
Or worse, he leered at it, encouraged it.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2021
Teachers leered at her: “You’re the girl who was dating G.M., aren’t you? I’ve read all his books. I’m a big fan.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2021
It leered at Bertha and Mabel with a sloppy grin and cloudy blue eyes.
From Nature ● Aug. 28, 2018
As it was Halloween, a cloud of live bats was fluttering around the enchanted ceiling, while hundreds of carved pumpkins leered from every corner.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
