Meaning of FLEER
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\Fle"er\, n.
One who flees. --Ld. Berners.
\Fleer\, [imp. & p. p. {Fleered}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Fleering}.] [OE. flerien; cf. Scot. fleyr, Norw. flira to
titter, giggle, laugh at nothing, MHG. vlerre, vlarre, a wide
wound.]
1. 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 fleer and scorn at our solemnity. --Shak.
2. To grin with an air of civility; to leer. [Obs.]
Grinning and fleering as though they went to a bear
baiting. --Latimer.
\Fleer\, v. t.
To mock; to flout at. --Beau. & Fl.
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