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Leered vs Glared - What's the difference?

leered | glared |

As verbs the difference between leered and glared

is that leered is (leer) while glared is (glare).

leered

English

Verb

(head)
  • (leer)

    • Anagrams

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    leer

    English

    Etymology 1

    Exact development uncertain, but apparently from *. See below.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.
  • To entice with a leer or leers.
  • * (Dryden)
    • To gild a face with smiles; and leer a man to ruin.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A significant side glance; a glance expressive of some passion, as malignity, amorousness, etc.; a sly or lecherous look.
  • An arch or affected glance or cast of countenance.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) ler, . More at (l), (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l), (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) The cheek.
    • (Holinshed)
  • (obsolete) The face.
  • (obsolete) One's appearance; countenance.
  • * Shakespeare
    • a Rosalind of a better leer than you
  • (obsolete) Complexion; hue; blee; colour.
  • (obsolete) Flesh; skin.
  • The flank or loin.

    • Anagrams

    * *

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) lere, from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Empty; unoccupied; clear.
    • a leer stomach
    (Gifford)
  • Destitute; lacking; wanting.
  • Faint from lack of food; hungry.
  • Thin; faint.
  • Having no load or burden; free; without a rider.
    • a leer horse
    (Ben Jonson)
  • Lacking sense or seriousness; trifling; frivolous.
    • leer words

    Etymology 4

    From (etyl) leren, from (etyl) . Related to (etyl) {{m, ang, l?r, , lore, learning, science, art of teaching, preaching, doctrine, study, precept, exhortation, advice, instigation, history, story, cunning }}. See lore.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To teach.
  • To learn.

    • Etymology 5

    See (lehr)

    Noun

    (en noun)
    • English intransitive verbs ----

    glared

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (glare)

    • Anagrams

    *

    glare

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (uncountable) An intense, blinding light.
  • * Dryden
    • the frame of burnished steel that cast a glare
  • Showy brilliance; gaudiness.
  • An angry or fierce stare.
  • * Milton
    • About them round, / A lion now he stalks with fiery glare .
  • (telephony) A call collision; the situation where an incoming call occurs at the same time as an outgoing call.
  • (US) A smooth, bright, glassy surface.
    • a glare of ice
  • A viscous, transparent substance; glair.

    • Verb

    (glar)
  • To stare angrily.
    • He walked in late, with the teacher glaring at him the whole time.
  • * Byron
    • an eye that scorcheth all it glares upon
  • To shine brightly.
    • The sun glared down on the desert sand.
  • * Dryden
    • The cavern glares with new-admitted light.
  • To be bright and intense, or ostentatiously splendid.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • She glares in balls, front boxes, and the ring.
  • To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light.
  • * Milton
    • Every eye glared lightning, and shot forth pernicious fire.

    Derived terms

    * aglare * glaringly * glare filter

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (US, of ice) smooth and bright or translucent; glary
    • skating on glare ice

    Anagrams

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