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leer·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
leeringadjective
showing sly or knowing malice in a glance
"she had run in fear of...his evil leering eye"- Amy Lowell
leeringadjective
(of a glance) sidelong and slyly lascivious
"leering drugstore cowboys"
Wiktionary
leeringnoun
Action of the verb to leer.
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leering
Looking is the act of intentionally focusing visual perception on someone or something, for the purpose of obtaining information, and possibly to convey interest or another sentiment. A large number of troponyms exist to describe variations of looking at things, with prominent examples including the verbs "stare, gaze, gape, gawp, gawk, goggle, glare, glimpse, glance, peek, peep, peer, squint, leer, gloat, and ogle". Additional terms with nuanced meanings include viewing, watching, eyeing, observing, beholding, and scanning. Looking is both a physical act of directing the focus of the eyes, and a psychological act of interpreting what is seen and choosing whether to continue looking at it, or to look elsewhere. Where more than one person is involved, looking may lead to eye contact between those doing the looking, which raises further implications for the relationship established through that act.
Webster Dictionary
Leering
of Leer
Anagrams for leering »
reeling
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of leering in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of leering in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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