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leer

leer [ leer ]


intransitive verb  (past and past participle leered, present participle leer·ing, 3rd person present singular leers)
Definition:
 
look lasciviously: to look or smile in a way that suggests unpleasantly lustful or malicious intent



noun  (plural leers)
Definition:
 
lascivious look: an unpleasantly lustful or malicious look or smile

[Mid-16th century. Probably < obsolete leer "cheek" < Old English hlēor]
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