leering (verb)

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• leering — noun Action of the verb to leer …   Wiktionary

• leer — verb look or gaze in a lascivious or unpleasant way. noun a lascivious or unpleasant look. Derivatives leering adjective leeringly adverb Origin C16 (in the general sense look sideways or askance ): perh. from obs. leer cheek , from OE hlēor …   English new terms dictionary

• leer — verb (I) to look at someone in an unpleasant way that shows that you find them sexually attractive (+ at): Stop leering at those girls! leer noun (C): a disgusting leer …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• leer — [[t]lɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] leers, leering, leered VERB (disapproval) If someone leers at you, they smile in an unpleasant way, usually because they are sexually interested in you. [V prep/adv] ...men standing around, swilling beer and occasionally leering… …   English dictionary

• dwell — intransitive verb (dwelled or dwelt; dwelling) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dwellan to go astray, hinder; akin to Old High German twellen to tarry Date: 13th century 1. to remain for a time 2. a. to live as a resident …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• leer — UK [lɪə(r)] / US [lɪr] verb [intransitive] Word forms leer : present tense I/you/we/they leer he/she/it leers present participle leering past tense leered past participle leered to look at someone in an unpleasant way that shows you are sexually… …   English dictionary

• leer — I. /lɪə / (say lear) noun 1. a side glance, especially of sly or insulting suggestion or significance. –verb (i) 2. to look with a leer. {special use of obsolete leer cheek, Old English hlēor} –leering, adjective –leeringly, adverb II. /lɪə /… …