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fleer
(flîr)intr.v. fleered, fleer·ing, fleers
To smirk or laugh in contempt or derision.
n.
A taunting, scoffing, or derisive look or gibe.
[Middle English flerien, of Scandinavian origin.]
fleer′ing·ly adv.
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fleer
(flɪə)vb
to grin or laugh at; scoff; sneer
n
a derisory glance or grin
[C14: of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian flire to snigger]
ˈfleeringly adv
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fleer1
(flɪər)v.i.
1. to grin or laugh coarsely or mockingly.
n. 2. a fleering look or utterance; a jeer or gibe.
[1350–1400; Middle English flerien (v.) < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian flire a grin]
fle•er2
(ˈfli ər)n.
a person who flees.
[1325–75]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
fleer
- To laugh in a disrespectful or jeering way.See also related terms for laugh.
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fleer
Past participle: fleered
Gerund: fleering
| Imperative |
|---|
| fleer |
| fleer |
| Present |
|---|
| I fleer |
| you fleer |
| he/she/it fleers |
| we fleer |
| you fleer |
| they fleer |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I fleered |
| you fleered |
| he/she/it fleered |
| we fleered |
| you fleered |
| they fleered |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am fleering |
| you are fleering |
| he/she/it is fleering |
| we are fleering |
| you are fleering |
| they are fleering |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have fleered |
| you have fleered |
| he/she/it has fleered |
| we have fleered |
| you have fleered |
| they have fleered |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was fleering |
| you were fleering |
| he/she/it was fleering |
| we were fleering |
| you were fleering |
| they were fleering |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had fleered |
| you had fleered |
| he/she/it had fleered |
| we had fleered |
| you had fleered |
| they had fleered |
| Future |
|---|
| I will fleer |
| you will fleer |
| he/she/it will fleer |
| we will fleer |
| you will fleer |
| they will fleer |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have fleered |
| you will have fleered |
| he/she/it will have fleered |
| we will have fleered |
| you will have fleered |
| they will have fleered |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be fleering |
| you will be fleering |
| he/she/it will be fleering |
| we will be fleering |
| you will be fleering |
| they will be fleering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been fleering |
| you have been fleering |
| he/she/it has been fleering |
| we have been fleering |
| you have been fleering |
| they have been fleering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been fleering |
| you will have been fleering |
| he/she/it will have been fleering |
| we will have been fleering |
| you will have been fleering |
| they will have been fleering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been fleering |
| you had been fleering |
| he/she/it had been fleering |
| we had been fleering |
| you had been fleering |
| they had been fleering |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would fleer |
| you would fleer |
| he/she/it would fleer |
| we would fleer |
| you would fleer |
| they would fleer |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have fleered |
| you would have fleered |
| he/she/it would have fleered |
| we would have fleered |
| you would have fleered |
| they would have fleered |
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Noun 1. fleer - someone who flees from an uncongenial situation; "fugitives from the sweatshops"
2. fleer - contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words
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