leered; leering; leers
: to cast a sidelong glance
especially
: to give a leer
Some female employees complained that they were being leered at by male employees.
: a lascivious, knowing, or wanton look
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Examples of leer in a Sentence
Verb
She complained that some disgusting man was leering at her.
He gave her a leering look.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
One in particular is a knockout, in which Skye sees the dancers from her show assembled in the doorway of her apartment with leering smiles.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2024
Director Sarah Blush and her excellent six-woman ensemble have taken note — even when Williams’s text periodically wavers or thins, Coach Coach remains a delicious showcase for their all-out commitment to every gasp-inducing revelation, ominous leer, and sudden but inevitable betrayal.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 June 2024
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Verb
Jonathan leered at her there, too, but that was that.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
One in particular is a knockout, in which Skye sees the dancers from her show assembled in the doorway of her apartment with leering smiles.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
Noun
The impersonal, modernist thrill of watching strangers on the crowded subway has been eroded, but those strange leers have also been replaced by actual fellowship on group text chats.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2024
Director Sarah Blush and her excellent six-woman ensemble have taken note — even when Williams’s text periodically wavers or thins, Coach Coach remains a delicious showcase for their all-out commitment to every gasp-inducing revelation, ominous leer, and sudden but inevitable betrayal.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 June 2024
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“Leer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leer. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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