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leer
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leer  (lîr)
intr.v. leered, leer·ing, leers
To look with a sidelong glance, indicative especially of sexual desire or sly and malicious intent.
n.
A desirous, sly, or knowing look.

[Probably from obsolete leer, cheek, from Middle English ler, from Old English hlor; see kleu- in Indo-European roots.]

leering·ly adv.

leer [lɪə]
vb
(intr) to give an oblique, sneering, or suggestive look or grin
n
such a look
[perhaps verbal use of obsolete leer cheek, from Old English hlēor]
leering  adj & n
leeringly  adv

Leer of boys—Lipton, 1970.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.leerleer - a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
scorn, contempt - open disrespect for a person or thing
2.leer - a suggestive or sneering look or grin
expression, look, face, facial expression, aspect - the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"
Verb1.leer - look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression; "The men leered at the young women on the beach"
look - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"

leer
verb grin, eye, stare, wink, squint, goggle, smirk, drool, gloat, ogle men standing around, leering at passing females
noun grin, stare, wink, squint, smirk, drool, gloat, ogle When I asked the clerk for my room key, he gave it to me with a leer.
Translations
leer [lɪəʳ]
A. Nmirada f lasciva
he said with a leerdijo con una sonrisa lasciva
B. VImirar de manera lasciva
to leer at sblanzar una mirada lasciva a algn

leer [ˈlɪər]
vi
to leer at sb → lorgner qn

leer
n (knowing, sexual) → anzügliches Grinsen; (evil) → heimtückischer Blick
vianzüglich grinsen; → einen heimtückischen Blick haben; he leered at the girler warf dem Mädchen lüsterne Blicke zu

leer [lɪəʳ]
1. n (lustful) → espressione f libidinosa; (evil) → espressione f malvagia
2. vi to leer at sb (lustfully) → guardare qn con occhi vogliosi; (cruelly) → guardare qn con malvagità

leer [lɪəʳ]
1. n (lustful) → espressione f libidinosa; (evil) → espressione f malvagia
2. vi to leer at sb (lustfully) → guardare qn con occhi vogliosi; (cruelly) → guardare qn con malvagità

leer
n leer [liə]
an unpleasant kind of smile. gryns نَظْرَه ماكِرَه، نَظْرَه شَبِقَه похотлив поглед potměšilý úsměv lystent smil gehässiges Lächeln, gehässiger Seitenblick δυσάρεστο χαμόγελο mirada lasciva irvitus پوزخند epämiellyttävä virnistys regard mauvais מַבָּט עַרמוּמִי कुदृष्टि डालना cerekanje rábámulás senyum sinis tvírætt, lostafullt bros (sguardo malizioso) 色目 곁눈질 klastinga geidulinga šypsena ņirdzīgs smaids senyuman yang berniat jahat nare grijns lystent/ondsinnet smil złośliwy uśmiech esgar rân­jet ухмылка potmehúdsky úsmev neprijeten nasmešek kez hånleende รอยยิ้มแบบไม่เต็มใจ sırıtma 不懷好意的一笑 косий, хтивий погляд نا زيبا ، ہوس بھری نظر یا مسکراہٹ cái liếc mắt đểu cáng 怀
v
to give this kind of smile. loer, aangluur يَنْظُر إليها بِشَبَق поглеждам похотливо poťouchle se usmívat smile lystent gehässig lächeln, schielen χαμογελώ δυσάρεστα mirar con lascivia irvitama پوزخند زدن virnuilla epämiellyttävästi lorgner לְהַבִּיט בְּמַבָּט עַרמוּמִי कटाक्ष, कुदृष्टि, कनखियों से देखना, बुरी नज़र से देखना cerekati se rábámul tersenyum sinis brosa lostafullu, tvíræðu brosi (dare occhiate maliziose) 色目をつかう 곁눈질하다 klastingai geidulingai šypsotis ņirdzīgi smaidīt tersenyum dengan niat jahat vuil grijnzen smile ondt uśmiechnąć się złośliwie fazer esgar a rânji ухмыляться šibalsky sa usmievať zoprno se smehljati keziti se hånle ส่งยิ้มแบบไม่เต็มใจ (pis pis) sırıtmak 不懷好意地笑 дивитися скоса, хтиво ٹیڑھی یا ہوس بھری نظر سے دیکھنا liếc mắt nhìn ai một cách đêu cáng 怀,


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