leered
past simple and past participle ofleer
leer
verb[I]
disapprovinguk/lɪər/us/lɪr/(especiallyof men) tolookat someone in asexuallyinterestedway:
He was always leeringatfemalemembersofstaff.
Using the eyes
- accommodate
- accommodation
- all eyes are onsomeone/somethingidiom
- astigmatic
- beholder
- butcher
- corner
- fix
- gaze
- glare
- glass
- lookout
- perceive
- scope
- seesomethingwithyourown eyesidiom
- seeing is believingidiom
- shoot a glance atsomeoneidiom
- spot
- stand oversomeone
- tab
leer
noun[C]ukus
adrunkenleer
Examplesofleered
leered
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Even in their heyday, people sometimes winked andleeredat their seemingly retrograde approaches to life.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Victims report beingleeredat, humiliated, and harassed by the policemen they called for help.
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