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leer·ing [ˈlɪərɪŋ, Am ˈlɪr-] ADJ attr pej

leering

I . leer [lɪəʳ, Am lɪr] pej VB intr

II . leer [lɪəʳ, Am lɪr] pej N

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The helmets' eyes were blank and bulging, their crescent mouths leering grins.
torontolife.com
The leering crowd does not understand the import of this miracle.
ncronline.org
The drinking, the smoking, the leering, and even the personal reserve all remind us that the modern world isn't the only one.
www.theatlantic.com
Losers are torn apart by the leering mob.
www.theglobeandmail.com
The two leering faces are synonymous with mischief, and appear almost logo-like in advertising and even graffiti.
en.wikipedia.org
That's one way to expose unwanted attention from leering strangers.
www.huffingtonpost.ca
From the outside, it's horrific to take an actor we like and make him into a leering diddler.
www.avclub.com
And it's commenting, you know, lyrically on guys who make leering catcalls toward women, but it also functions as a catcall itself.
hereandnow.wbur.org
Wherever you look, leering faces -- from the macabre to the down right terrifying -- loom menacingly from the walls.
www.wired.co.uk
The men are caught leering at a lovely woman bathing in a waterfall and are taken prisoner by her men.
en.wikipedia.org

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