leer

[US]/lɪə(r)/

[UK]/lɪr/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a malicious or malevolent look, a sly or sneaky glance

vi. to look at someone with a sidelong glance, to give a flirtatious look

leer at someone

leer with malice

leer suggestively

He gave her a creepy leer.

She felt uncomfortable under his leering gaze.

The man's leer made her shiver.

She tried to ignore his leering glances.

His constant leer made her avoid him.

The creepy leer on his face made her uneasy.

She could sense his leer from across the room.

His leer was enough to make anyone uncomfortable.

She avoided eye contact with him to escape his leer.

The leer in his eyes was unmistakable.

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