leer

[ leer ]

/ lɪər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR leer ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used without object)

to look with a sideways or oblique glance, especially suggestive of lascivious interest or sly and malicious intention: I can't concentrate with you leering at me.

noun

a lascivious or sly look.

Origin of leer

1520–30; perhaps v. use of obsolete leer cheek (Middle English leor,Old English hlēor; cognate with Old Norse hlȳr (plural))

OTHER WORDS FROM leer

leer·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby leer

Leeds, Leeds Castle, lee gauge, leek, leek-green, leer, Lee, Robert E., leery, lees, Leesburg, lee shore

Definition for leer (2 of 2)

leer²

[ leer ]

/ lɪər /

adjective British Dialect.

having no burden or load.

faint for lack of food; hungry.

Origin of leer

before 1050; Middle English lere,Old English gelǣr; cognate with German leer empty

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Example sentences from the Web for leer

He is like you would imagine a young hipster Clark Gable would be and he's got a leer on him that won't quit.
Inside the Vampire Diaries Craze|Choire Sicha|November 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST
This with a leer that might have been of triumph or the mere whetting of gossip eagerness—I could not tell.
The Master of Appleby|Francis Lynde
I remained silent, hoping my unwelcome visitor would depart, but instead he began now to leer and smirk at me ingratiatingly.
A Maid of the Kentucky Hills|Edwin Carlile Litsey
In the blank shifting of faces he saw nothing but the leer and the scorn of the mocking world.
Max Fargus|Owen Johnson

Was there a suggestion of a leer in Sordello's lumpy face as he stared at Sophia?
The Saracen: The Holy War|Robert Shea
He was able, therefore, to meet Perkins's leer with a look of puzzled interrogation.
The Lonely Unicorn|Alec Waugh

British Dictionary definitions for leer

leer

/ (lɪə) /

verb

(intr) to give an oblique, sneering, or suggestive look or grin

noun

such a look

Derived forms of leer

leering, adjective, nounleeringly, adverb

Word Origin for leer

C16: perhaps verbal use of obsolete leer cheek, from Old English hlēor

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单词	leer
释义	leer ¹ [ leer ] / lɪər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR leer ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object) to look with a sideways or oblique glance, especially suggestive of lascivious interest or sly and malicious intention: I can't concentrate with you leering at me. noun a lascivious or sly look. Origin of leer ¹ 1520–30; perhaps v. use of obsolete leer cheek (Middle English leor,Old English hlēor; cognate with Old Norse hlȳr (plural)) OTHER WORDS FROM leer leer·ing·ly, adverb Words nearby leer Leeds, Leeds Castle, lee gauge, leek, leek-green, leer, Lee, Robert E., leery, lees, Leesburg, lee shore Definition for leer (2 of 2) leer² [ leer ] / lɪər / adjective British Dialect. having no burden or load. faint for lack of food; hungry. Origin of leer ² before 1050; Middle English lere,Old English gelǣr; cognate with German leer empty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for leer He is like you would imagine a young hipster Clark Gable would be and he's got a leer on him that won't quit. Inside the Vampire Diaries Craze\|Choire Sicha\|November 2, 2010\|DAILY BEAST This with a leer that might have been of triumph or the mere whetting of gossip eagerness—I could not tell. The Master of Appleby\|Francis Lynde I remained silent, hoping my unwelcome visitor would depart, but instead he began now to leer and smirk at me ingratiatingly. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills\|Edwin Carlile Litsey In the blank shifting of faces he saw nothing but the leer and the scorn of the mocking world. Max Fargus\|Owen Johnson Was there a suggestion of a leer in Sordello's lumpy face as he stared at Sophia? The Saracen: The Holy War\|Robert Shea He was able, therefore, to meet Perkins's leer with a look of puzzled interrogation. The Lonely Unicorn\|Alec Waugh British Dictionary definitions for leer leer / (lɪə) / verb (intr) to give an oblique, sneering, or suggestive look or grin noun such a look Derived forms of leer leering, adjective, nounleeringly, adverb Word Origin for leer C16: perhaps verbal use of obsolete leer cheek, from Old English hlēor Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to leer stare, eye, smirk, goggle, wink, gloat, ogle, sneer, squint, eyeball
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leer

verb (used without object)

noun

Origin of leer

OTHER WORDS FROM leer

Words nearby leer

Definition for leer (2 of 2)

adjective British Dialect.

Origin of leer

Example sentences from the Web for leer

British Dictionary definitions for leer

verb

noun

Derived forms of leer

Word Origin for leer

Words related to leer