fleer
1 Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
noun
noun
verb
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Etymology
Origin of fleer1
1350–1400; Middle English flerien (v.) < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian flire a grin
Origin of fleer2
Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at flee, -er 1
Vocabulary lists containing fleer
Example Sentences
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But as she passed through the portal down the steps of the turret, she flung back certain words with a defiant fleer.
From The Black Douglas by Richards, Frank
"Durn my boots ef I didn't furgit the password!" cried Nick Peters with his little falsetto laugh, that seemed keyed for a fleer, although it was most graciously modulated now.
From The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories by Murfree, Mary Noailles
Maria, a fleer at mere ponderosity, skipped and whisked from left to right with fay-like airiness of foot until a thrill of delight went through the camp.
From Tropic Days by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)
They sha' na flout and fleer, the feckless queans, the hissies wha'll threep to stan' i' your auld shoon ae day!
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 63, January, 1863 by Various
Then, the foolish people, they looke, they stare, they laugh, they fleer, and mount upon fourmes and pewes, to see these goodly pageants solemnized in this sort.
From A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide by Behrend, Arthur C.
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