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[ verb ] look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression

Examples

: "They leer, they simper at her shame": Gay

Used in print

(Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)

Looming over all , Papa-san leered down at him , threatening a_hundred hidden malevolencies .

(Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)

The stranger leered .

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look

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[ noun ] a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls

Synonyms

sneer sneering

Related terms

contempt

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 25398
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[ noun ] a suggestive or sneering look or grin

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expression

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