schielen — meaning in English

English meaning

• leer verb To look at someone sideways in a way that suggests sexual desire or ill intent.
• squint verb To look with eyes partly closed, often because of bright light or to focus better.

Senses

schielen is used for these senses in English:

• leer (intransitive) To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.
• squint An expression in which the eyes are partly closed.
• squint The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, as in strabismus.
• strabismus A defect of vision in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an object because of imbalance of the eye muscles; a squint.

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.

squint — full definition

1. verb To look with eyes partly closed, often because of bright light or to focus better.
2. verb To have eyes that point in different directions; to suffer from a vision condition called strabismus.
3. noun An expression made by narrowing the eyes.

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