leered; leering; leers
: to cast a sidelong glance
especially
: to give a leer
Some female employees complained that they were being leered at by male employees.
: a lascivious, knowing, or wanton look
Examples of leer in a Sentence
Verb
She complained that some disgusting man was leering at her.
He gave her a leering look.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2025
And the fact that Sergei keeps openly leering at her isn’t helping matters.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
When the band blows up amid tragedy, Zoe shoves her once-starry persona aside and embraces suburban life with a well-meaning husband and his creepy son, who leers at Cherry.
—Caryn Ganz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Realizing that the strange men who leer at Dynevor from almost every corner in the film were in fact processing their brush with a Hollywood A-lister is fascinating to watch.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2025
And the fact that Sergei keeps openly leering at her isn’t helping matters.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
Male passersby leer at female guests roaming the streets around the hotel.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
When the band blows up amid tragedy, Zoe shoves her once-starry persona aside and embraces suburban life with a well-meaning husband and his creepy son, who leers at Cherry.
—Caryn Ganz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Leer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leer. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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