Antonyms for peering

Grammar : Verb

Spell : peer

Phonetic Transcription : pɪər

Definition of peering

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 :

The old man was peering at him sharply from under the grey protruding brows.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

For other passages containing the comedy of "peering," v. Bac.
Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke

"I think that I can see them yet," said Ford, peering down the moonlit road.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

I wished him to go on, but he was peering into my straining eyes with anxious sympathy.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

Mr. Winship asked at last, peering out at the carriage window.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

Peering through these bars was the face of another attendant.
Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith

Then he would rest for some moments, peering into the darkness below him all the while.
Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman

In a moment Cornish and Roden were at the edge, peering into the darkness.
Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman

Cornish was kneeling at the edge of the water, peering over.
Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman

A moment later she was peering out of the window into the radiant sunlight.
Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum

Synonyms for peering

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