- leer at someone
- leer at someoneto gaze at someone flirtatiously or with lust. •
Why are you leering at that woman in the bikini?
•Stop leering at me!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
leer at someone
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leer — [lıə US lır] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from leer [i] cheek, face (11 19 centuries), from Old English hleor] to look at someone in an unpleasant way that shows that you think they are sexually attractive leer at ▪ She was sick of old men … Dictionary of contemporary English
leer — [ lır ] verb intransitive to look at someone in an unpleasant way that shows you are sexually interested in them ╾ leer noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
leer — UK [lɪə(r)] / US [lɪr] verb [intransitive] Word forms leer : present tense I/you/we/they leer he/she/it leers present participle leering past tense leered past participle leered to look at someone in an unpleasant way that shows you are sexually… … English dictionary
leer — [[t]lɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] leers, leering, leered VERB (disapproval) If someone leers at you, they smile in an unpleasant way, usually because they are sexually interested in you. [V prep/adv] ...men standing around, swilling beer and occasionally leering… … English dictionary
leer — verb (I) to look at someone in an unpleasant way that shows that you find them sexually attractive (+ at): Stop leering at those girls! leer noun (C): a disgusting leer … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
leer — 1. verb Henry leered at her Syn: ogle, look lasciviously at, look suggestively at, eye, check out; informal give someone a/the once over, lust after/over 2. noun a sly leer Syn: lecherous look, lascivious look, ogle; informal the once over, the… … Thesaurus of popular words
leer — [lɪə] verb [I] to look at someone in an unpleasant way that shows you are sexually interested in them leer noun [C] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
leery — leer|y [ˈlıəri US ˈlıri] adj informal [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Perhaps from leer cheek ; LEER] careful in the way that you deal with something or someone because you do not trust them = ↑wary leery of ▪ I was very leery of him after I found out… … Dictionary of contemporary English
leery — leer|y [ lıri ] adjective INFORMAL if you are leery of someone, you do not trust them … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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