leering 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of leeringnext
as in lascivious

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leering

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verb

present participle of leer
as in ogling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leering
  1. lascivious
  2. prurient
  3. filthy
  4. obscene
  5. indecent
  6. locker-room
  7. smutty
  8. raunchy
Adjective
  • The results can be hilarious, as when Costanzo’s lower register pours out of Venturi, who swaggers and stamps her way across the stage as the lascivious Count Almaviva, a femme form joyously channeling ridiculous machismo.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Footage from the early days of her rap aspirations show her mother, who was also her manager, coaching Megan on the right way to punctuate certain words in her rhymes and shooting ad hoc music videos from lascivious angles.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of lascivious
Adjective
  • During this time, Law was hounded by the press and made into an object of prurient fascination and lust.
    Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Apart from prurient interest, why should any of us really care?
    Robin Abcarian, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of prurient
Adjective
  • Keepin’ Tabs Hey speaking of Google, the company also announced some good news for all of us filthy browser tab hoarders.
    Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 14 Sep. 2024
  • At the same time, this is a movie about a woman who begins craving raw meat, grows a few extra nipples, and wakes up every morning filthy from running around in the dirt all night.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
Definition of filthy
Adjective
  • Its upper reaches are the playground for obscene displays of wealth.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Racist and obscene comments from some of the event’s early speakers were clipped and flagged by popular X users like @Acyn and Aaron Rupar.
    Brian Stelter, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of obscene
Adjective
  • Orange Beach has a vulgarity ordinance on the books, which was enacted about a decade ago amid concerns about vulgar or indecent T-shirts and other merchandise sold at souvenir stores.
    al, al, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Because there are more good people than indecent ones.
    Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2023
Definition of indecent
Adjective
  • Listen to this article Jamal Murray issued a challenge to his locker-room neighbor.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
  • The locker-room champagne celebration is fine, but one problem: there’s no pool table.
    Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of locker-room
Adjective
  • Are any of these turns worth sitting through nine hours of smutty true crime recreations?
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Novelist Emily Gould writes about the new genre of smutty books for The Cut.
    Alexi McCammond, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
Definition of smutty
Adjective
  • The sources of those comments were raunchy comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, TV personality Dr. Phil, Trump advisor Stephen Miller, Fox personality and Trump-whisperer Sean Hannity, longtime Trump friend David Rem, and Trump himself.
    Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Likewise, Tommy Dorfman, doubling as the Nurse and Tybalt—Juliet’s raunchy nanny and her violent cousin—seems more invested in showing off her outfits than in crafting two distinctive, compelling human beings.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of raunchy
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