as in lascivious
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of leering
Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Were crude, leering, blunt; low-dive, bump-and-grind, tits-and-ass toilets.
—Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
At the gym, located in Garden Grove, Hansen says they were met with unwelcoming and leering stares before entering the facility.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Were crude, leering, blunt; low-dive, bump-and-grind, tits-and-ass toilets.
—Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leering
Adjective
-
Joseph is facing two charges of lewd and lascivious behavior in Florida and is out of jail on a $600,000 bond following an incident that allegedly occurred in 2020 and involved a 9-year-old girl, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by PEOPLE.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
-
He was arrested on suspicion of sodomizing a person under 18, lewd and lascivious conduct with a child under 14 and first degree burglary.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
Verb
-
The antics each week involved lovable Gilligan ruining a plan to get the gang rescued, but also ogling the bombshell Ginger (Tina Louise) and getting annoyed by Thurston Howell III (Jim Backus).—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
-
Fueled up after a good breakfast, there’s nothing more NorCal than wandering around a farmers market and ogling the seasonal produce.—
Becky Duffett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 June 2026
Adjective
-
What if the creature from John Carpenter’s The Thing had a prurient interest in one of the researchers?—
Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
-
If minors are sent nude or otherwise prurient photos, the images are blurred.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Adjective
-
But, the freedom loving sane people of this great country came to Karoline's defense to show support, destroy the filthy LIBS and celebrate the greatest press secretary this country has ever employed.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
-
Fans fought in the streets, heaved bottles, smashed windows and shouted filthy insults in the melee, which left nearly 50 people injured.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
15 June 2026
Adjective
-
Friis Bach, who was then chairman of the Folketing’s secretive Foreign Policy Committee, was asked in early January to begin considering the obscene logistics of a mass evacuation of Greenland.—
Joshua Hunt,
Vanity Fair,
17 June 2026
-
The amount of money spent on election campaigns is absolutely obscene.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 June 2026
Adjective
-
Varley, a teacher, was also found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm; four counts of cruelty to a person under 16; ten counts of taking indecent images of a child; two counts of possessing indecent images of a child; and one count of distributing an indecent image of a child.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
-
Étienne, however, never forgets his first tussle in the woods with Bartosz (Julian Swiezewski), a Polish trucker who saves his lover’s skin when the cops show up to arrest them and other men for indecent behavior.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
Adjective
-
Gibson asked for pornographic images of the minor, and sent photos of himself, according to court documents.—
Kendrick Calfee
June 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
-
While Washington drags its feet, kids across the nation are being exposed to vile, pornographic images and ads with no meaningful safeguards to prevent it.—
Rachel del Guidice,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
Adjective
-
Freddy and Teddy never stop making side bets and busting each other’s chops, mostly about who has the better golf game, this being the locker-room form of brotherly love.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
20 June 2026
-
Smelly Shoes If your closet or mudroom has developed a certain locker-room quality, your shoes may be the culprit.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Leering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leering. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
