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Meaning of 'fleer' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Fleer
- To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn; to deride; to sneer; to mock; to gibe; as, to fleer and flout.
- To grin with an air of civility; to leer.
2 . Fleer [ n.]
- One who flees.
3 . Fleer [ v. t.]
- To mock; to flout at.

Meaning of 'fleer' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . fleer [ n]
Meaning (1):
- someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
Example in sentence:
  • fugitives from the sweatshops

Nearby Words:

flea flea-beetle flea-bite flea-bitten flea-louse fleabane fleagh fleak fleaking fleam

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