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How to pronounce leer in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms sneer
Type of contempt, scorn
Derivation leery
Type Words
Type of face, facial expression, look, aspect, expression
Type Words
Type of look


The men leered at the young women on the beach.

Examples of leer

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Leer Tower, a condo project proposed for the former Cabana Hotel at Second Ave.
From the al.com
With the cool of a crooner and the leer of a rocker, he straddled two pop eras.
From the time.com
Every day he comes home from work and asks with a leer how the stripping is going.
From the ocregister.com
We don't need your sort, that come to leer at us instead of enjoying the game.
From the guardian.co.uk
Sure, he went over the proverbial line, he did the deed, while all we did was leer.
From the freep.com
Leer finished with 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds.
From the washingtonpost.com
Leer said Tuesday's agreement gives the company immediate access to a booming market.
From the stltoday.com
It's an attempt to show that women can be just as powerful, that they can leer at men.
From the theatlantic.com
If it should sink further, Panic with its most awful leer, might surely take command.
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More examples
  • Look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression; "The men leered at the young women on the beach"
  • Sneer: a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
  • A suggestive or sneering look or grin
  • Leer is a town in the district of Leer, the northwestern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the river Ems, on the border with the Netherlands.
  • Leer is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the northwest and clockwise) the City of Emden, the districts of Aurich, Wittmund, Friesland, Ammerland, Cloppenburg and Emsland, and by the Netherlands (Province of Groningen).
  • A sly or lecherous look; to look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent; empty, destitute; wanting; faint from lack of food, hungry; having no load or burden
  • A sly or knowing look, smirk, sneer, turn your nose up, scorn, scuff, deride
  • A spy with chemically-enhanced senses. There are two types: Laggards and Falsemen. Laggards can see clearer and from farther distances than the average person. Falsemen are able to determine whether a person is lying.
  • Scraggy-Hatched to Be Wild!