About The Word Fleer
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What's The Definition Of Fleer?Synonyms | Synonyms for Fleer: Related Terms | Find terms related to Fleer: affront | back answer | barrack | be merry with | call names | caustic remark | chaff | comeback | crack | crack a joke | crack wise | cut | cut at | cutting remark | dig | dig at | dishonor | disoblige | dump | dump on | fleer at | flout | foolery | fun | gibe | gibe at | gibing retort | gird | give offense to | grin | humiliate | hurl a brickbat | insult | jab | jab at | jape | jeer | jeer at | jest | jibe at | joke | josh | kid | kid around | leer | leg-pull | make a funny | make fun | make fun of | mock | offend | outrage | Parthian shot | parting shot | play on words | poke fun at | pooh | pooh-pooh | pun | put down | put-down | put-on | quip | rail at | rally | rank out | revile | ridicule | rude reproach | sardonic grin | scintillate | scoff | scoff at | scornful laugh | scout | scurrility | short answer | slam | slap | slap at | smile | smirk | sneer | sneer at | snicker | snigger | snort | sparkle | swipe | taunt | treat with indignity | twit | utter a mot | verbal thrust | wisecrack See Also | Fleer In Webster's Dictionary \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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