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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Or worse, he leered at it, encouraged it.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2021
The cop walked up to us, leered at the camera’s LCD screen, and said, “Hey, that looks great!”
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2019
Lying to her family and leered at by the police, Alice has no option but to fend for herself.
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2018
It leered at Bertha and Mabel with a sloppy grin and cloudy blue eyes.
From Nature ● Aug. 28, 2018
They leered at Harry as he swam past; one or two of them emerged from their caves to watch him better, their powerful, silver fish tails beating the water, spears clutched in their hands.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
