leer
leering; leered; leers
A leer is an unpleasant facial expression. A leer means the person doesn't like you, or even worse, does — in a creepy way.
Leer can also be used as a verb, meaning "to look at someone with a suggestive, rude, or contemptuous expression." Your sworn enemy might leer at you whenever you enter a room to express scorn and superiority. Leer derives from the Old English word hleor, meaning "the face or the cheek."
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look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression
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look
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
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look
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a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
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a suggestive or sneering look or grin
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aspect, expression, face, facial expression, look
the feelings expressed on a person's face
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aspect, expression, face, facial expression, look
Vocabulary lists containing leer
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