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Definition of leer verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

leer

verb

NAmE//lɪr//

[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they leer

he / she / it leers

past simple leered

-ing form leering

leer (at somebody) to look or smile at someone in an unpleasant way that shows an evil or sexual interest in them

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