fleer

== English == === Etymology 1 === Possibly from a Scandinavian source, compare Norwegian bokmål flire (“to giggle”), Jutish Danish flire. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /flɪə/ (US) IPA(key): /flɪɚ/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /fliɹ/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /fliə/ (East Anglia, cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /flɛː/ Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Homophones: flair, flare (both cheer–chair merger) ==== Verb ==== fleer (third-person singular simple present fleers, present participle fleering, simple past and past participle fleered) (archaic) To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn Synonyms: deride, sneer, mock, gibe; see also Thesaurus:deride, Thesaurus:sneer (archaic) To grin with an air of civility; to leer. Synonyms: fligger; see also Thesaurus:to smile ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== fleer (uncountable) (archaic) Mockery; derision. === Etymology 2 === From flee +‎ -er. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfliːə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -iːə(ɹ) ==== Noun ==== fleer (plural fleers) One who flees. === Anagrams === Freel, refel