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LEERING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Showing sly or knowing malice in a glance
Example:
she had run in fear of...his evil leering eye
Classified under:
Similar:
malicious (having the nature of or resulting from malice)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of a glance) sidelong and slyly lascivious
Example:
leering drugstore cowboys
Classified under:
Similar:
sexy (marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb leer
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