leering

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression
  2. adjective showing sly or knowing malice in a glance; - Amy Lowell
  3. adjective (of a glance) sidelong and slyly lascivious

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