fleer /ˈflɪr/
(vi.)獰笑,譏笑,嘲弄(vt.)嘲笑冷嘲,嘲笑,愚弄
fleer [imp. & p. p. fleered p. pr. & vb. n. fleering.]
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.
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Fleer, v. t. To mock; to flout at.
Fleer, n.
1. A word or look of derision or mockery.
And mark the fleers, the gibes, and notable scorn. --Shak.
2. A grin of civility; a leer. [Obs.]
A sly, treacherous fleer on the face of deceivers. --South.
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