fleer
pronunciation
How to pronounce fleer in British English:
UK [flɪə]
How to pronounce fleer in American English:
US [flɪr]
Word Origin
- fleer (v.)
- "grin mockingly," c. 1400, perhaps from Scandinavian (compare dialectal Norwegian flira "giggle, laugh at nothing," dialectal Danish flire "to grin, sneer, titter"). Transitive sense from 1620s. Related: Fleered; fleering; fleeringly. As a noun from c. 1600.
- fleer (n.)
- "one who flees," late 14c., agent noun from flee (v.).
Example
- 1. It landed on the fleer with a loud thump .
- 2. And unlike all of those other so-called heroes , who battle the bad guys come hell or high water , paramecium is a fleer not a fighter .
- 3. He emptied the contents of the bin on the fleer .