leer

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.
2. (transitive) To entice with a leer or leers.

Noun

1. A significant side glance; a glance expressive of some passion, as malignity, amorousness, etc.; a sly or lecherous look.
2. An arch or affected glance or cast of countenance.

Noun

1. (obsolete) The cheek.
2. (obsolete) The face.
3. (obsolete) One's appearance; countenance.
4. (obsolete) Complexion; hue; colour.
5. (obsolete) Flesh; skin.
6. (UK, dialectal) The flank or loin.

Adj

1. (obsolete) Empty; unoccupied; clear.
2. (obsolete) Destitute; lacking; wanting.
3. (obsolete) Faint from lack of food; hungry.
4. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) Thin; faint.
5. (obsolete) Having no load or burden; free; without a rider.
6. (obsolete) Lacking sense or seriousness; trifling; frivolous.

Noun

Alternative form of lehr.

Synonyms

ogle

lehr

side-glance

sneer

eye

👁️

look over

lower

simper

skim

smirk

😏

snigger

stare

look about one

annealing furnace

coup d’oeil

skim over

side-long look

anhungered

annealing oven

stare about one

drawing furnace

annealer

anhungry

glance

glare

lear

lier

Translations

lorgner

mater

λαγνοκύτταγμα

guardare maliziosamente

mirada de soslayo

schielen

στραβοκυττάζω

στραβοκύτταγμα

sorriso malizioso

posat d’interessant

begehrlich ansehen

somriure de menyspreu

καταστέλλω

λάγνο βλέμμα

جوعان

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lɪə̯(ɹ)/

Etymology

Exact development uncertain, but apparently from a verb *leer (“to make a face, look sideways”), from leer (“cheek, face, profile”).