leerverb [ I ]
uk/lɪər/us/lɪr/disapproving(especially of men) to look at someone in a sexually interested way:
He was always leering at female members of staff.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Using the eyes
- before your very eyes idiom
- beheld
- bore
- breathe
- come to sb's attention/notice idiom
- dart
- eye
- feast
- gawk
- get a load of that! idiom
- get him, her, you, etc.! idiom
- keep tabs on sth/sb idiom
- look-see
- observational
- out of/from the corner of your eye idiom
- passer-by
- rest
- sneak
- squint
- visual
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leer
noun [ C ] ukus
a drunken leer