lonken — meaning in English

English meaning

• covet verb To want something very badly, often something that belongs to someone else.
• leer verb To look at someone sideways in a way that suggests sexual desire or ill intent.
• ogle verb To stare at someone or something in an obvious, often lustful or admiring way.

Senses

lonken is used for these senses in English:

• covet (transitive) To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).
• leer (intransitive) To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.
• ogle (transitive, intransitive) To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.

leer — full definition

1. verb To look at someone sideways in a way that suggests sexual desire or ill intent.
2. noun An unpleasant sideways glance, often suggesting lust or malice.

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