Leer (Noun)
Meaning 1
A facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- Her smirk twisted into a leer as she walked away from her opponent.
- He fixed his nemesis with a cold, unblinking leer, making no effort to conceal his disdain.
- The critic's leer said it all – he didn't think much of the actor's performance.
- She aimed a sneering leer at her classmate who had answered the teacher's question correctly.
- The defendant shot the prosecutor a look of scornful leer as she stepped out of the courtroom.
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Meaning 2
A suggestive or sneering look or grin.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.