- present participle of leer.
leering
Example Sentences
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The final shot is one of the most foreboding in Hollywood history, with Nazis in uniform reflected in the cabaret’s distorted mirror, leering from the VIP seats at the front of the stage.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2025
So when Lal was promoted to Raiders receivers coach in 2009, he had a legend leering over his shoulder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2024
He added it was a "privilege and honour" to be now playing the leering, flamboyant Emcee in "this incredible show".
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2023
“The Idol” is gross and leering in the way the set reports suggested, but it’s also inept in a way that Sam Levinson’s “Euphoria” would not suggest.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
It was a bitter, angry voice, and looking down they saw that it came from a small black Seal who was leering at them from a moonlit pool of water.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
