leered; leering; leers
: to cast a sidelong glance
especially
: to give a leer
Some female employees complained that they were being leered at by male employees.
: a lascivious, knowing, or wanton look
Examples of leer in a Sentence
Verb
She complained that some disgusting man was leering at her.
He gave her a leering look.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
The debates will often put him up against college women, who are often used as little more than window dressing to be both leered and laughed at, as opposed to, say, a gender-studies professor or career pundit.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Some of the same faces are AI replicated more than once in the same scene and sport strange zombie-like staring leers or appear out of scale with other surrounding character identities.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Following psychic researchers in search of spirits in a New England house with a tragic past, The Haunting trades leering ghouls and jump scares for atmosphere and suggestion, cultivating a cloud of dread that hangs like a heavy blanket over audiences.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
The debates will often put him up against college women, who are often used as little more than window dressing to be both leered and laughed at, as opposed to, say, a gender-studies professor or career pundit.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
In the scene, the men leer at Caroline and touch her face.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Some of the same faces are AI replicated more than once in the same scene and sport strange zombie-like staring leers or appear out of scale with other surrounding character identities.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Leer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leer. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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