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Meanings of leering in English

Leering.

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Leering.

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Usage of leering in English
1
The driver stood by the door of the car, leering at him.
The Voice on the Wire
2
Laura's leering smile was one of the ugliest things she'd ever seen.
Depraved
3
Heavy weaponry was her specialty, and leering at female troops was his.
The Burning Dark
4
She saw a leering smile, and the outline of a man's hat.
Iron lace
5
The men said it blissfully, leering at each other with dirty smiles.
The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
6
Through the underbrush crawled two braves with their eyes leering at us.
Heralds of Empire / Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieu...
7
He stood leering at me to see if I would drink it.
Uncle Bernac: A Memory of the Empire
8
And then a familiar leering voice she hated came from behind her.
Mother of the believers: a novel of the birth of islam
9
As I walked out I could feel them leering at my back.
Whispers Under Ground
10
The conversation had at least curbed Preiss's leering, which was some relief.
The Beast Within
11
He turned his back after leering terribly as he looked at Gervaise.
L'Assommoir
12
She now appeared to be leering at me and checking me out.
Chump change: a novel
13
It's what we're built for. He nodded to Mel, the leering man.
Raising Stony Mayhall
14
Talon turned to see Connor and Drewish hovering above Alun, leering down.
The Wyrmling Horde
15
It felt like everything was leering at her in the yellow light.
The Slow Regard of Silent Things
16
Arms folded; his face with a sardonic smile leering down at us!
Tarrano the Conqueror
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Leering through the time
Leering across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common