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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The home fans leered at every tackle and roared their men on, and the Edinburgh side responded well with a glut of first-half chances, but were profligate and hesitant in the final third.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2022
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
Silence was ugly, it was black, it leered, it was cancerous, it was death.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
