Explore Leering through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like malicious or sexy. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Leering meaning
present participle and gerund of leer
Using Leering
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of leer
- Useful related words include: malicious, sexy.
- In the example corpus, leering often appears in combinations such as: leering over, the leering.
Context around Leering
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Leering
- In this selection, "leering" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, masturbation, branches, caught, sexual, billy and attacking stand out and add context to how "leering" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include covered branches leering and blowing and feelings and leering orange squashes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "leering" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with leering
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Donovan turns the leering Billy Weboy into a scary wannabe rapist. (11 words)
They have lifted the curtain and shown us the leering goblins that lie beyond. (14 words)
We peeked out the window and saw moss-covered branches leering and blowing at us. (15 words)
Naoya starts reading, but then wonders if this will have him develop the habit of leering over other women, which isn't ideal when it comes to their desire to thwart whatever develops with Milika. (35 words)
The very first time we meet the Mankanshoku family, who basically adopt Ryuko, it is when the patriarch of the house is caught leering over Ryuko while she is unconscious. (30 words)
It was a great idea, but now a bunch of clothed “perverts” are ruining the fun by leering, attacking women and touching themselves while ogling the nudists. (27 words)
Example sentences (10)
Naoya starts reading, but then wonders if this will have him develop the habit of leering over other women, which isn't ideal when it comes to their desire to thwart whatever develops with Milika.
Soldiers will be punished if they engage in acts of harassment such as cat-calling, inappropriate touching, 'lewd' comments, winking and 'leering' at squadmates.
A British Transport Police spokesperson said: "You can report anything of a sexual nature, including rubbing, groping, masturbation, leering, sexual comments and indecent acts.
We peeked out the window and saw moss-covered branches leering and blowing at us.
Donovan turns the leering Billy Weboy into a scary wannabe rapist.
The very first time we meet the Mankanshoku family, who basically adopt Ryuko, it is when the patriarch of the house is caught leering over Ryuko while she is unconscious.
It was a great idea, but now a bunch of clothed “perverts” are ruining the fun by leering, attacking women and touching themselves while ogling the nudists.
They have lifted the curtain and shown us the leering goblins that lie beyond.
But I just think to put someone on a list for leering - to put that word on a list as an accusation is a pretty strong statement.
Fun at core of Clark County’s apple festivalsIt’s not just the season of creepy feelings and leering orange squashes.
Common combinations with leering
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: