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Meanings of leer in English

Portuguese
darumarderisoalvaroumordaz
Catalan
somriure de menyspreu

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

darumarderisoalvaroumordaz
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Examples for "sneer"
Examples for "sneer"
1
The sneer drew applause from a majority of those in the store.
A Dream of Empire; Or, The House of Blennerhassett
2
Hubert looked down again; his lip wrinkled up in a little sneer.
By What Authority?
3
The smile now seemed to have something of a sneer in it.
The End of the World: A Love Story
4
It was Drummond, the same sneer, the same assurance in his manner.
Constance Dunlap
5
Many nobles of ancient families sneer at me because I handle money.
Quicksilver
Usage of leer in English
1
But she thought she could recognize a leer when she heard one.
Changer of Worlds
2
The sick man eyed the speaker with a leer of malicious satisfaction.
Wild Wings: A Romance of Youth
3
With a leer Hunch entered and deposited a tray upon the table.
Diane of the Green Van
4
He read the leer in Merritt's eyes as he spoke of pictures.
The Crimson Blind
5
He did not catch the ugly leer which Bucky turned upon Thompson.
Isobel : A Romance of the Northern Trail
6
I promise not to leer at your back view while I follow.'
The millionaire's rebellious mistress
7
When he saw who the intruder was, his expression became a leer.
The Irda (Children of the Stars)
8
Did I catch a leer on that model or did she smile?
From those wonderful folks who gave you pearl harbor: front-line...
9
Get along with you now. Hagbard's full lips curled in a leer.
The illuminatus! trilogy
10
Look you yonder, Mr. Fitzgerald, continues the negro, with a sarcastic leer.
Justice in the By-Ways, a Tale of Life
11
Through the transparent leer, her own delicate, green-eyed face twisted into laughter.
Nova
12
Falcon's eyes touched upon Toni, and she returned the frankly sexual leer.
The devil's heart
13
Smallie was standing in front of Lisa with a leer in his eyes.
Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories
14
She appears quite delicious to me, he said with a leer.
Cleopatra's Moon
15
But we're putting that right.' He gave me his trademark leer.
Exit wound
16
There was a furious leer on the face of the Master of Burials.
The Battle of the Strong: A Romance of Two Kingdoms — Volume 4
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Translations for leer
Leer through the time
Leer across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common