leeringly

Variant of leer

leer definition

leer (lir)

noun

a sly, sidelong look showing salaciousness, malicious triumph, etc.

Etymology: < ME lere, cheek < OE hleor: in sense “look over one's cheek, look askance”

intransitive verb

to look with a leer

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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