leeringadj.

/ˈlɪərɪŋ/

Etymology: < leer v.

That leers, or looks with side glances.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [adjective] > looking sideways

leering1546

gloating1602

by-peepinga1616

side-glancinga1794

side-looking1829

1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. v. sig. Hiii My cats leeryng loke.

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes There is another sort of leering curs, that rather snarle then bite.

1602 S. Rowlands Greenes Ghost 18 All the while he is telling his tale, he cast a leering eye about the shop, to see if there were euer a cloake..or anie other bootie.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 10 We know..what the Goats observ'd with leering Eyes.

1746 T. Smollett Reproof 139 Behold the leering belle, caress'd by all.

1859 W. Collins Queen of Hearts I. 144 I..managed to get between his leering eyes and the bookcase.

Derivatives

ˈleeringly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adverb] > with a sly look

leeringly1702

1702 W. Nicolson Let. to Dr. Kennet 9 He leeringly produces a Passage, wherein I maintain that [etc.].

1839 W. M. Thackeray Major Gahagan i ‘How do you do?’ said the old hag leeringly.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	leering
释义	leeringadj. /ˈlɪərɪŋ/ Etymology: < leer v. That leers, or looks with side glances. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [adjective] > looking sideways leering1546 gloating1602 by-peepinga1616 side-glancinga1794 side-looking1829 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. v. sig. Hiii My cats leeryng loke. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes There is another sort of leering curs, that rather snarle then bite. 1602 S. Rowlands Greenes Ghost 18 All the while he is telling his tale, he cast a leering eye about the shop, to see if there were euer a cloake..or anie other bootie. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 10 We know..what the Goats observ'd with leering Eyes. 1746 T. Smollett Reproof 139 Behold the leering belle, caress'd by all. 1859 W. Collins Queen of Hearts I. 144 I..managed to get between his leering eyes and the bookcase. Derivatives ˈleeringly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adverb] > with a sly look leeringly1702 1702 W. Nicolson Let. to Dr. Kennet 9 He leeringly produces a Passage, wherein I maintain that [etc.]. 1839 W. M. Thackeray Major Gahagan i ‘How do you do?’ said the old hag leeringly. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online September 2021). > as lemmas ˈleering ˈleering n. treatment in the ‘leer’. ΚΠ 1889 Standard 5 Jan. 2/1 The English glass is brighter and better from lead being used, instead of lime, for ‘learing’, the lead ‘learing’ being more expensive. extracted from leern.³ ˈleering ˈleering n. ΚΠ a1625 J. Fletcher Monsieur Thomas (1639) iv. ii. sig. H4^v Footra for leers, and learings. c1685 in Roxburghe Ballads VII. 426 She knew him a Knave by his learing. extracted from leerv. < adj.1546 as lemmas
随便看	dirging dirgy dirham dirhams disobeisant disobey disobeyal disobeyant disobeyed disobeyer disobeyers disobeying disobeys disobligation disobligations disobligatory disoblige disobliged disobligement disobliger disobliges disobliging disobligingly disobligingness disobligingnesses

leeringadj.

Derivatives

> as lemmas