leering
present 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
Examplesofleering
leering
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
There will also be some hard-boiled customersleeringdown from the benches.
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He is always shown to be wearing a beret, a thin moustache, and aleeringsmile, while chasing a blonde.
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He prances around the ringleeringat his opponents, behaving in the most nauseating fashion.
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We do not want suchleeringprovocation and nauseating behaviour by this young man or anyone else.
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During the day, men, many of whom have mobile phones—my constituents do not know how they can afford them—stand aroundleeringat passers-by, especially young women.
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The portraits are flanked by eightleering, candle-holding gargoyles.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When he turns, he sees the drenched female catleeringat him and begins to panic, realizing that "he is now" the victim of love.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The men are caughtleeringat a lovely woman bathing in a waterfall and are taken prisoner by her men.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The twoleeringfaces are synonymous with mischief, and appear almost logo-like in advertising and even graffiti.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.But there were some others that were horrible: man-high, but with goblin-faces, sallow,leering, squint-eyed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Theleeringman and the vantage of the viewer can suggest that more than just the clothing is for sale.
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