leers
Looks with malice
Leers is the plural of leer and its verb form.
A leer is a sidelong glance suggesting lust, malice, or sly amusement—the look carries suggestion or threat: He gave her a lewd leer from across the bar.
To leer is to look this way: The drunk leered at passing women.
The word almost always implies something unpleasant or predatory in the gaze.
Stare lustfully at
- lasciviousOvertly sexual in manner
- lecherousShowing excessive sexual desire
- suggestiveHinting at impropriety
- salaciousLewdly interested in intimacy
predatory · creepy · smarmy · sleazy · wolfish · libidinous · pervy · skeevy
Scornful expression
- jeerVocal expression of scorn
- smirkPleased, superior smile
- tauntInsulting provocation
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
deride · ridicule · contemptuous · disdainful · scoff · mock · sardonic · derision
Expressing intent to harm
- intimidatingInspiring fear or unease
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- malevolentHarboring ill will
- predatoryExploiting the vulnerable
hostile · glowering · unsettling · ominous · chilling · unnerving · baleful · fearsome
ogle
Stare lustfully at
- lasciviousOvertly sexual in manner
- lecherousShowing excessive sexual desire
- suggestiveHinting at impropriety
salacious · predatory · creepy · smarmy · sleazy · wolfish · libidinous · pervy · skeevy · lewd
stare
Prolonged fixed gaze
peer · gape · glare · regard · fixate · watch · scrutinize · side-eye · look · observe
sneer
Scornful expression
scorn · deride · ridicule · contemptuous · disdainful · scoff · mock · sardonic · derision · dismissive
threatening
Expressing intent to harm
- intimidatingInspiring fear or unease
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- malevolentHarboring ill will
predatory · hostile · glowering · unsettling · ominous · chilling · unnerving · baleful · fearsome · aggressive