fleer

¹

[ fleer ]

verb (used without object)

1. to grin or laugh coarsely or mockingly.

verb (used with object)

1. to mock or deride.

noun

1. a fleering look; a jeer or gibe.

fleer

²

[ flee-er ]

noun

1. a person who flees.

fleer

/ flɪə /

verb

1. to grin or laugh at; scoff; sneer

noun

1. a derisory glance or grin

Derived Forms

• ˈfleeringly, adverb

Other Words From

• fleering·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

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; flee, -er ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of fleer¹

C14: of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian flire to snigger

Example Sentences

All of these experiences from 5 and Ten in Athens with Hugh Acheson to Rhubarb in Asheville with John Fleer informed my goals and then we were able to bring that to Wilmington and create that for ourselves and our business here.

From Salon

Chef John Fleer, hailed as the “thinking man’s chef,” uses a sweet tea-based brine when making fried chicken.

From Salon

Fleer’s recipe, courtesy of John T. Edge, “manages to pay tribute to the traditional South of days past and the multicultural South still on the horizon.”

From Salon

In one moment the adolescent heroes are brandishing a 1989 Billy Ripken Fleer card; in the next they’re navigating the Cabbage Patch Kids craze, which happened in 1983.

From New York Times

He said the most expensive item on Otis is a 1986 Basketball card set by sports cards maker Fleer -- sold two months ago at $10 a share, it has since surged 305% to over $40.

From Reuters