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fleer

Pronunciation: /flɪə/

The English word “fleer” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn
  2. To grin with an air of civility; to leer.

noun

  1. Mockery; derision.
  2. One who flees.

Etymology

Possibly from a Scandinavian source, compare Norwegian bokmål flire (“to giggle”), Jutish Danish flire.

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