leered; leering; leers
: to cast a sidelong glance
especially
: to give a leer
Some female employees complained that they were being leered at by male employees.
Examples of leer in a Sentence
She complained that some disgusting man was leering at her.
He gave her a leering look.
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In this production, most of the Spanish men are leering, grabbing, demanding predators, so Carmen merely capitalizes on their base desires to survive.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
The latter is a direct shot at sexist record industry insiders, and some older dudes who come to their shows just to leer at them.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Court records say Hiles, an employee of the West Mifflin Denny's, was allegedly leering at a group of women in the restaurant and, according to what a witness told police, Hiles then began to pull his genitals from his pants and began to touch himself.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
At the time it was widely reported that Censori was thinking of leaving Ye amid a deluge of horrifying behavior, and possibly—or so the leering speculation of tabloids and comments sections goes—abuse of Censori herself.
—Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
The latter is a direct shot at sexist record industry insiders, and some older dudes who come to their shows just to leer at them.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Court records say Hiles, an employee of the West Mifflin Denny's, was allegedly leering at a group of women in the restaurant and, according to what a witness told police, Hiles then began to pull his genitals from his pants and began to touch himself.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
At the time it was widely reported that Censori was thinking of leaving Ye amid a deluge of horrifying behavior, and possibly—or so the leering speculation of tabloids and comments sections goes—abuse of Censori herself.
—Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Leer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leer. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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