Antonyms for peered

Grammar : Verb

Spell : peer

Phonetic Transcription : pɪər

Definition of peered

Origin : c.1300, "an equal in rank or status" (early 13c. in Anglo-Latin), from Anglo-French peir, Old French per (10c.), from Latin par "equal" (see par (n.)). Sense of "a noble" (late 14c.) is from Charlemagne's Twelve Peers in the old romances, who, like the Arthurian knights of the Round Table, originally were so called because all were equal. Sociological sense of "one of the same age group or social set" is from 1944. Peer review attested by 1970. Peer pressure is first recorded 1971.

verb appear briefly
verb scan, scrutinize

Example sentences :

No answer coming, he peered through the window, but saw no one.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

Andrew peered into the grim face of the older man; there was not a flicker of a smile in it.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

He raised the covering hand, and peered at the coin in the gathering gloom.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

She peered out of the window, and then leant her head through the opening.
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

I walked straight to the gate through which she had entered and peered in.
Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith

He peered out cautiously a few times, then climbed to the top of his look-out.
Extract from : « Johnny Bear » by E. T. Seton

He ducked and peered into her face again, and again his face sobered.
Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower

Adams lowered his newspaper to his knee and peered over his spectacles at her.
Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington

Then, pale and worn, he kept his deck, And peered through darkness.
Extract from : « Graded Poetry: Second Year » by Various

Madden peered at her through his glasses with renewed scrutiny.
Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling

Synonyms for peered

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