leered

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leered - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Leer \Leer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Leered (l[=e]rd); p. pr. &
     vb. n. Leering.]
     To look with a leer; to look askance with a suggestive
     expression, as of hatred, contempt, lust, etc.; to cast a
     sidelong lustful or malign look.
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           I will leerupon him as a' comes by.      --Shak.
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           The priest, above his book,
           Leering at his neighbor's wife.          --Tennyson.
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