leer
verb (used without object)
to look with a sideways or oblique glance, especially suggestive of lascivious interest or sly and malicious intent.
leers
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pluralof leer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof leer (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
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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His tenor is white-hot, piercing through the orchestra, threatening to burst into flames as Hades, in his sleazy green leisure suit, leers at Eurydice and stretches the syllables of her name into a sinister design.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 24, 2021
There I sit as he leers a smile reserved for me, lecturing on the fine nuances of human behavior.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 17, 2018
It was not, he wrote: “There were no leers, no smirks. This decorous group could have been standing in line at a church supper.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2016
Mop-wigged Brent Hinkley romps, leers and honks a great Harpo.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2012
“You know what my father always says, Todd Hewitt?” he leers up at me.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
