What does LEER mean?

Definitions for LEER
lɪərleer

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sneer, leernoun

    a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls

  2. leerverb

    a suggestive or sneering look or grin

  3. 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

  1. 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.

  2. 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

  1. 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

  1. Leerverb

    to learn

  2. Leeradjective

    empty; destitute; wanting

  3. Leeradjective

    empty of contents

  4. Leeradjective

    destitute of a rider; and hence, led, not ridden; as, a leer horse

  5. Leeradjective

    wanting sense or seriousness; trifling; trivolous; as, leer words

  6. Leernoun

    an oven in which glassware is annealed

  7. Leernoun

    the cheek

  8. Leernoun

    complexion; aspect; appearance

  9. Leernoun

    a distorted expression of the face, or an indirect glance of the eye, conveying a sinister or immodest suggestion

  10. 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

  11. Leerverb

    to entice with a leer, or leers; as, to leer a man to ruin

  12. Etymology: [OE. lere; akin to G. leer, OHG. & OS. lri.]

Wikidata

  1. 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

  1. 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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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of LEER in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of LEER in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of LEER in a Sentence

  1. South Sudan military spokesperson:

    Fighting has not reached the area of Leer, and I don't think the populations should run.

  2. Franz Rauchenstein:

    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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  • rigardemiEsperanto
  • mirada lascivaSpanish
  • نگاه کج کردنPersian
  • mulkoilla, mulkaista, silmäilläFinnish
  • mater, lorgner, zieuterFrench
  • sbirciareItalian
  • glūnēt, lūrētLatvian
  • [[плотоя́дный]] [[взгляд]], [[косо́й]] [[взгляд]], [[ко́со]] [[смотре́ть]], [[смотре́ть]] с [[вожделениеRussian
  • لیئرUrdu

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