leer 1
— leeringly , adv.
/lear/ , v.i.
1. to look with a sideways or oblique glance, esp. suggestive of lascivious interest or sly and malicious intention: I can't concentrate with you leering at me.
n.
2. a lascivious or sly look.
[ 1520-30; perh. v. use of obs. leer cheek (ME leor, OE hleor; c. ON hlyr (pl.)) ]
leer 2
/lear/ , adj. Brit. Dial.
1. having no burden or load.
2. faint for lack of food; hungry.
[ bef. 1050; ME lere, OE gelaer; c. G leer empty ]
leer 3
/lear/ , n.
lehr.