Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of leer
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveshowing sly or knowing malice in a glance
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adjective(of a glance) sidelong and slyly lascivious
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with leering
hearingappearingsteeringclearingearringtearingfearinggearingcheeringpeeringendearingsearingsmearingveeringearingspearingjeeringpivot gearing
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Cite this entry
APA
leering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leering
MLA
“leering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leering. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leering,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leering.
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