LEERS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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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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