leered

Definition of leerednext
past tense of leer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for leered
Verb
  • Later, Ingram starts crying, and he’s ogled by the other child patients.
    Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Princess Diana, Oprah, and Gwyneth Paltrow have all ogled the traditional Indian craftsmanship blended with contemporary design.
    Gayatri Shah, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Instead, Goncalves said Neves-Valente may have fixated on what Loureiro had come to represent.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Brigitte Bardot, the French actor, style icon, and animal activist who fixated the world with her insouciant, smoky-eyed sensuality, has died aged 91.
    Isobel Thompson, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Fox won’t be alone, as Tomlin has been eyed by broadcasters for a decade.
    Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • After learning last summer that the site was for sale and being eyed for new development, Steve Ohlfest started a website to rally support for saving Flying Saucer.
    Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Leered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leered. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.

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