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

1. A suggestive or sneering look or grin
   "His leer made her uncomfortable"
    
2. A facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
   "The villain's leer sent chills down her spine";
   - sneer

Sounds like: leat, lleer, Lear

Derived forms: leers, leering, leered

Type of: aspect, contempt, expression, face, facial expression, look, scorn

Encyclopedia: Leer, South Sudan