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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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
The footage captured the 23-year-old cowering as her alleged killer leered over her with a folding knife seconds before the attack.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 15 Nov. 2025
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
In the scene, the men leer at Caroline and touch her face.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The film adopts Lockjaw’s leering gaze over the curves of her body in a crucial scene before this fateful meeting.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
The footage captured the 23-year-old cowering as her alleged killer leered over her with a folding knife seconds before the attack.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 15 Nov. 2025
Noun
Harrelson brandishes that anything-goes leer that never gets old.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
In the scene, the men leer at Caroline and touch her face.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Leer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leer. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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