Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In glass manufacturing, subjection to the action of an annealing-oven or leer.

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  • noun Action of the verb to leer.
  • verb Present participle of leer.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective showing sly or knowing malice in a glance
  • adjective (of a glance) sidelong and slyly lascivious

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Examples

  • Somewhere between Suzanne leering from the shadows and Chef Ramsey screaming at Andy to move a wee bit faster in last night's episode of Hell's Kitchen, I came up with the next two chapter titles for Supertown.

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  • And can I just say, "McCain, leering from the front row, ewwwww!" just what every young bride dreams of.

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  • And can I just say, "McCain, leering from the front row, ewwwww!" just what every young bride dreams of.

    October Surprise? A Bristol Palin Wedding 2008

  • Despite this, we have had Francis Maude leering from the TV, crowing that people had made a "positive statement" about "modern compassionate Conservatism".

    Results and commentary Richard 2006

  • That is probably the only thing that would get him elected and the thought of that plump, smug, vacuous face leering from the television, being addressed as "prime minister", is something we do not even want to begin contemplating.

    The long farewell… Richard 2006

  • This visitor first notices, he wrote, that a sugary version of love floods the streets — broadcast over the radio, leering from the billboards, and seeping out from under the doors of the cinema.

    This American Life 2005

  • This visitor first notices, he wrote, that a sugary version of love floods the streets — broadcast over the radio, leering from the billboards, and seeping out from under the doors of the cinema.

    This American Life 2005

  • This visitor first notices, he wrote, that a sugary version of love floods the streets — broadcast over the radio, leering from the billboards, and seeping out from under the doors of the cinema.

    This American Life 2005

  • Lyrical asked as she eyed me with a look that could best be described as leering.

    Mama Dearest E. Lynn Harris 2009

  • Lyrical asked as she eyed me with a look that could best be described as leering.

    Mama Dearest E. Lynn Harris 2009

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