Leered

Examples

• And the old man rubbed his hands, and leered as if in delight at having found another point of view in which to place his favourite subject. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• He jumped up, and the leaden eyes which twinkled behind his mountainous cheeks leered horribly upon the food as he unpacked it from the basket. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• They paid her tipsy compliments; they leered at her over the dinner-table. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Miss Abbey knitted her brow at him, as he darkly leered at her. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• The old man looked round the table, and leered more horribly than ever, as if in triumph, at the attention which was depicted in every face. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Look at me, I'm not very fur from fowr-score--he, he; and he laughed, and took snuff, and leered at her and pinched her hand. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• The goblin leered maliciously at the terrified sexton, and then raising his voice, exclaimed-- '“And who, then, is our fair and lawful prize? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.

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