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Noun: fleer  flir [N. Amer], fli-u(r) [Brit]
  1. Someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
    "fleers from the sweatshops"
    - fugitive, runaway
     
  2. Contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words
Verb: fleer  flir [N. Amer], fli-u(r) [Brit]
  1. To smirk contemptuously

Derived forms: fleering, fleered, fleers

See also: flee

Type of: contempt, individual, mortal, person, scorn, simper, smirk, somebody, someone, soul

Encyclopedia: Fleer

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