The term LEER is a verb meaning to LOOK at someone in a suggestive, often malicious way. The crossword solutions for this term include SQUINT (6 letters), GOGGLE (6 letters), GLOAT (5 letters), MOCK (4 letters), SNEER (5 letters), LOOK (4 letters), STARE (5 letters), EYE (3 letters), and SMIRK (5 letters), OGLE (4 letters). All of these words are related to looking in some way, but each has a slightly different connotation. Squinting can be done to better focus on something, while goggling implies a wide-eyed, surprised expression. Gloating is a type of malicious LOOK, as is mocking, sneering, and smirking. Looking and staring can be done in a variety of ways, from friendly to hostile, while ogling is a type of leering that is particularly suggestive.