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leer

noun verb

A suggestive or sneering look or grin

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Word length
4
Starts with
L
Ends with
R
Contains
EE
Scrabble score
4

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noun

  1. A suggestive or sneering look or grin

noun

  1. A facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls

verb

  1. Look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression

    “The men leered at the young women on the beach”

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The men leered at the young women on the beach

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