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Word: Leer
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 16th century (in the general sense ‘look sideways or askance’): perhaps from obsolete leer ‘cheek’, from Old English hlēor, as though the sense were ‘to glance over one's cheek’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
lɪə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
look or gaze in a lascivious or unpleasant way
Short Definition:look or gaze in lascivious or unpleasant way
Examples:- bystanders were leering at the nude painting
Word: Leer
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
lɪə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a lascivious or unpleasant look
Short Definition:lascivious or unpleasant look
Examples:- he gave me a sly leer
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