leering
Definitions
Verb
- Look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "leering".
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "leering".
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Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "leering".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sleeping | 2 | 39 |
| 2 | fleeing | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | peering | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | steering | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | lowering | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | lettering | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | veering | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | metering | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | sneering | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | severing | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | levering | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | leeming | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | jeering | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | deering | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | leveraging | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | leisenring | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | revering | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | refering | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | petering | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | meyering | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | luehring | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "leering" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "leering" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "leering".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | luhring | 2 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 0
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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