- leer⇄adv. leeringly.
- leer⇄leer (1), noun, verb.
- leer⇄leer (2), adjective.
(Dialect.)
1. empty; unburdened.
2. hungry. Also, leery. - leer⇄noun a sly, nasty look to the side; evil glance.
Ex. She gives the leer of invitation (Shakespeare). Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer (Alexander Pope). - leer⇄v.i. to give a sly, evil glance.