leering
Giving creepy looks
Leering describes looking at someone in a way that suggests sexual interest or malicious intent—a gaze that lingers too long and makes the recipient uncomfortable.
A leer combines a sideways glance with a suggestive or unpleasant expression: He was leering at her from across the bar.
The word almost always carries negative connotations of predatory or unwelcome attention.
Feeling strong sexual desire
- oglingStaring with desire
- lecherousShowing excessive sexual desire
- salaciousLewdly interested in intimacy
- suggestiveHinting at impropriety
lewd · libidinous · prurient · lascivious · sleazy · pervy · wolfish · undressing
Gazing without break
- oglingStaring with desire
- gawkingStaring stupidly, openly
- peeringStudying something with concentration
- eyeingWatching with intent
watching · glancing · peeping · rubbernecking · sidelong · lingering · fixed · unwavering
Expressing intent to harm
- intimidatingInspiring fear or unease
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- maliciousMeaning to do harm
aggressive · predatory · unsettling · taunting · mocking · bullying · domineering · confrontational
Showing open contempt
- contemptuousShowing open disrespect
- disdainfulShowing open contempt
- judgmentalInclined to criticize others
- sneeringExpressing scorn facially
mocking · derisive · condescending · smirking · smug · supercilious · disparaging · dismissive
lustful
Feeling strong sexual desire
- oglingStaring with desire
- lecherousShowing excessive sexual desire
- salaciousLewdly interested in intimacy
suggestive · lewd · libidinous · prurient · lascivious · sleazy · pervy · wolfish · undressing · inappropriate
staring
Gazing without break
- oglingStaring with desire
- gawkingStaring stupidly, openly
- peeringStudying something with concentration
eyeing · watching · glancing · peeping · rubbernecking · sidelong · lingering · fixed · unwavering · blatant
threatening
Expressing intent to harm
- intimidatingInspiring fear or unease
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
malicious · aggressive · predatory · unsettling · taunting · mocking · bullying · domineering · confrontational · sneering
scornful
Showing open contempt
- contemptuousShowing open disrespect
- disdainfulShowing open contempt
- judgmentalInclined to criticize others
sneering · mocking · derisive · condescending · smirking · smug · supercilious · disparaging · dismissive · haughty
- eye movementsgaze, blink, stare, glance, squint
- intimidationthreats, threatening, menacing, intimidate, bullying
- ways of lookingstaring, peering, gawking, glaring, watching
- viewinggazing, staring, peering, observing, glancing
- social crueltybullying, harassment, humiliation, shaming, mocking
- come-onspickup lines, flirtation, advances, passes, overtures