Pronunciation: /lɪr/
noun a sly, suggestive, or malicious look or grin
A1 I saw a leer on his face when he looked at me.
A2 The creepy man gave her a leer as she walked by.
B1 She felt uncomfortable under the leer of the stranger sitting across from her.
B2 The leer he gave her made her feel uneasy and she quickly walked away.
C1 His leer was so intense that she had to confront him about his behavior.
C2 The politician's leer during the debate was seen as disrespectful and unprofessional.
verb to look or gaze in an unpleasant, malicious, or lascivious way
A1 She likes to leer at strangers on the bus.
A2 The creepy man in the park tried to leer at me.
B1 He couldn't help but leer at the attractive woman across the room.
B2 The boss's inappropriate behavior included leering at his female employees.
C1 The politician's scandal involved allegations of leering at young interns.
C2 The actor's career was tarnished by accusations of leering at underage fans.
formal The professor gave a stern leer to the student who was talking during the lecture.
informal She shot him a flirty leer from across the room.
slang The guy at the bar kept giving me creepy leers all night.
figurative The painting seemed to leer at me from the wall, its eyes following me around the room.
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