leer (at)

Definition of leer (at)next
as in to make eyes (at)
to look at in a flirtatious or desiring way upbraided the man for leering at the young waitress

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Verb
  • Walk down the boardwalk and stairs to the New River Gorge Bridge Overlook at Canyon Rim Visitor Center to snap a pic with your pup and ogle over the longest steel arch bridge in the Western Hemisphere.
    Rebecca R. Norris, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • Give everyone a chance to ogle the views by taking turns driving, and don’t miss any opportunity to pull over for the stunning vistas of Banff National Park.
    Rebecca Deurlein, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2026
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  • However, the finale shows Oreana eyeing the positive results of a pregnancy test before asking Carter to run away together and start over.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The Swift operations team at Penn State University’s Eberly College of Science has reduced power usage and steered the observatory to eye the cosmos from a more streamlined position.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
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  • Now, yes, staring at the ceiling long enough to draw you a diagram of the paint peeling.
    Danielle Parker, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • In Taiwan, a student sitting for an entrance exam for a top medical school was discovered wearing smart glasses after proctors noticed the student staring oddly at the test, leading to an inspection that revealed the frame was emitting heat.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
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“Leer (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leer%20%28at%29. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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