leer
verb /lɪə(r)/
/lɪr/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they leer | /lɪə(r)/ /lɪr/ |
| he / she / it leers | /lɪəz/ /lɪrz/ |
| past simple leered | /lɪəd/ /lɪrd/ |
| past participle leered | /lɪəd/ /lɪrd/ |
| -ing form leering | /ˈlɪərɪŋ/ /ˈlɪrɪŋ/ |
- leer (at somebody) to look or smile at somebody in an unpleasant way that shows an evil or sexual interest in themWordfinderTopics Appearancec2
- beam
- expression
- frown
- grimace
- grin
- leer
- scowl
- smirk
- sneer
- wince
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the general sense ‘look sideways or askance’): perhaps from obsolete leer ‘cheek’, from Old English hlēor, as though the sense were ‘to glance over one's cheek’.