What does LEER mean?
Definitions for LEER
lɪərleer
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Princeton's WordNet
sneer, leernoun
a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
leerverb
a suggestive or sneering look or grin
leerverb
look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression
"The men leered at the young women on the beach"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
LEERnoun
Etymology: hleare, facies , Saxon.
I spy entertainment in her; she gives the leer of invitation. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.
Aside the devil turn’d
For envy, yet with jealous leer malign
Ey’d them askance. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. iv.Damn with faint praise, concede with civil leer. Alexander Pope.
I place a statesman full before my sight;
A bloated monster in all his geer,
With shameless visage, and perfidious leer. Jonathan Swift.To Leerverb
Etymology: from the noun.
I will leer upon him as he comes by; and do but mark the countenance that he will give me. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.
I wonder whether you taste the pleasure of independency, or whether you do not sometimes leer upon the court. Jonathan Swift.
Bertran has been taught the arts of courts,
To gild a face with smiles, and leer a man to ruin. Dryd.
ChatGPT
leer
A leer is a look or gaze that is unpleasant, suggestive or lascivious in nature; often showing a knowing or sly expression. It could also refer to staring at someone in an unwanted or inappropriate way.
Webster Dictionary
Leerverb
to learn
Leeradjective
empty; destitute; wanting
Leeradjective
empty of contents
Leeradjective
destitute of a rider; and hence, led, not ridden; as, a leer horse
Leeradjective
wanting sense or seriousness; trifling; trivolous; as, leer words
Leernoun
an oven in which glassware is annealed
Leernoun
the cheek
Leernoun
complexion; aspect; appearance
Leernoun
a distorted expression of the face, or an indirect glance of the eye, conveying a sinister or immodest suggestion
Leerverb
to look with a leer; to look askance with a suggestive expression, as of hatred, contempt, lust, etc. ; to cast a sidelong lustful or malign look
Leerverb
to entice with a leer, or leers; as, to leer a man to ruin
Etymology: [OE. lere; akin to G. leer, OHG. & OS. lri.]
Wikidata
Leer
Leer is a town in the district of Leer, the northwestern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the river Ems, near the border with the Netherlands. It has a railway and autobahn connection to Groningen, Netherlands, Emden, Bremen and the South.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Leer
lēr, n. a sly, sidelong look: (Shak.) complexion, colour.—v.i. to look askance: to look archly or obliquely.—adv. Leer′ingly, with a leering look. [A.S. hleór, face, cheek; Ice. hlýr.]
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reel
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of LEER in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of LEER in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of LEER in a Sentence
South Sudan military spokesperson:
Fighting has not reached the area of Leer, and I don't think the populations should run.
Many people in Leer county( in Unity State) have eaten water lilies in the last weeks - their only meal, the only food available, malnutrition rates may further rise in areas that have already reported critical or serious malnutrition levels such as counties in Jonglei, northern Bahr al Ghazal and greater Upper Nile.
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