Synonyms for leered
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : leer |
| Phonetic Transcription : lɪər |
Définition of leered
Origin :- 1590s, from leer (v).
- verb look at longingly
- She cackled, and leered with vile significance toward the girl in the doorway.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- They leered at him with phosphorescent eyes, yellow and purple.
- Extract from : « Salvage in Space » by John Stewart Williamson
- The young inventor had done this while he leered at his captors.
- Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout » by Victor Appleton
- He leered at her as though expecting her to flame at his prowess.
- Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
- But the other two grinned derisively at each other and leered at the girl.
- Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
- Above us, in the opening of the trap-door, leered the bright, mad eyes of Fraser.
- Extract from : « The Floating Island of Madness » by Jason Kirby
- He leered at her, put an arm about her waist, pulled her to him, and kissed her oafishly.
- Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
- He leered at her horribly, and Beth seemed frozen into her chair.
- Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
- Beasley leered over the rim of his glass as he drank his whisky.
- Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
- “The Coyote has a bit of a record, they tell me,” Carlisle leered.
- Extract from : « The Coyote » by James Roberts
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