Synonyms of leering

Verb


1. leer, look

usage: look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression; "The men leered at the young women on the beach"

Adjective


1. leering, malicious (vs. unmalicious)

usage: showing sly or knowing malice in a glance; "she had run in fear of...his evil leering eye"- Amy Lowell

2. leering, sexy (vs. unsexy)

usage: (of a glance) sidelong and slyly lascivious; "leering drugstore cowboys"

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