Leer - English meaning

Leer – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Look or gaze in a lascivious or unpleasant way.
Usage examples:
Bystanders were leering at the nude painting
Synonims:
Ogle Look lasciviously Look suggestively Give sly looks to Eye Watch Stare Goggle Give someone the glad eye Give someone a/the once-over Lech after/over Drool over Gawp Gawk Perv on

noun
A lascivious or unpleasant look.
Usage examples:
He gave me a sly leer
Synonims:
Lecherous look Lascivious look Suggestive look Ogle Sly glance Stare The glad eye The once-over

noun
Variant spelling of lehr.

noun
A furnace used for the annealing of glass.

verb
To look at someone in an unpleasant or offensive way
Usage examples:
He was leering at her., she plays mae west down to her trademark verbal leer.

Leer translation into English

Leer: translate from English into Chinese

斜视

Leer: translate from English into Dutch

Koeloven, Wellustige, Sluwe blik

Leer: translate from English into French

Lorgner, Regard concupiscent, Regard mauvais

Leer: translate from English into German

Leer, Anzügliches grinsen, Anzüglich grinsen, Heimtückischer blick, Einen schrägen blick haben

Leer: translate from English into Hindi

छली, कानखी, धूर्त, कपटपूर्ण, कपटी, तिच्छी से देखना, दुश्मनी से देखना, तिर्छी दृष्टि, कटाक्ष

Leer: translate from English into Italian

Leer, Lascivia, Guardare di traverso, Guardare di sbieco, Lanciare occhiate bieche, Dare occhiate maliziose

Leer: translate from English into Korean

곁눈, 곁눈으로 흘겨보다

Leer: translate from English into Russian

Хитрый взгляд, Косой, Косой взгляд, Злобный взгляд, Смотреть с вожделением, Плотоядный взгляд, Смотреть искоса, Смотреть хитро, Злобно смотреть

Leer: translate from English into Spanish

Mirada lasciva, Mirada maliciosa, Mirada impúdica, Mirar lascivamente, Mirar impúdico, Mirar malicioso, Sonreír impúdico

Word origin

mid 17th century: of unknown origin.

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Leer – similar words

leered

verb
Look or gaze in a lascivious or unpleasant way.
Usage examples:
Bystanders were leering at the nude painting

noun
A lascivious or unpleasant look.
Usage examples:
He gave me a sly leer

verb
Past simple and past participle of leer
Usage examples:
He was always leering at female members of staff., a drunken leer

Leered - all meanings in English

Leer synonims

eye

noun
Each of a pair of globular organs of sight in the head of humans and vertebrate animals.
Usage examples:
My cat is blind in one eye

verb
Look at closely or with interest.
Usage examples:
Rose eyed him warily

noun
One of the pair of organs of seeing in the faces of humans and animals
Usage examples:
She has green eyes., she eyed the other passengers .

Eye - all meanings in English

gawk

verb
Stare openly and stupidly.
Usage examples:
They were gawking at some pin-up

noun
An awkward or shy person.
Usage examples:
Let those country gawks dance to their hearts' content

verb
To look at something or someone in a foolish way without thinking
Usage examples:
Don’t stand there gawking at her, give her a hand!

Gawk - all meanings in English

gawp

verb
Stare openly in a stupid or rude manner.
Usage examples:
What are you gawping at ?

verb
→ gawk informal

Gawp - all meanings in English

goggle

verb
Look with wide open eyes, typically in amazement.
Usage examples:
I goggled at them in total disbelief

adjective
(of the eyes) protuberant or rolling.

noun
Close-fitting glasses with side shields, for protecting the eyes from glare, dust, water, etc.
Usage examples:
A pair of goggles

Goggle - all meanings in English

ogle

ˈəʊ.ɡəl

verb
Stare at in a lecherous manner.
Usage examples:
He was ogling her breasts

noun
A lecherous look.
Usage examples:
A vaguely erotic ogle

verb
To look at someone with obvious sexual interest

Ogle - all meanings in English

stare

verb
Look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one's eyes wide open.
Usage examples:
He stared at her in amazement

noun
A long fixed or vacant look.
Usage examples:
She gave him a cold stare

verb
To look directly at someone or something for a long time
Usage examples:
[ i ] don’t stare at people., [ m ] the fighters tried to stare each other down (= cause the other …

Stare - all meanings in English

watch

verb
Look at or observe attentively over a period of time.
Usage examples:
Lucy watched him go

noun
A small timepiece worn typically on a strap on one's wrist.
Usage examples:
My watch had stopped

verb
Look attentively

Watch - all meanings in English

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