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FLEER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("fleer" is a kind of...):
contempt; scorn (open disrespect for a person or thing)
Derivation:
fleer (to smirk contemptuously)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
Example:
fugitives from the sweatshops
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("fleer" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Derivation:
flee (run away quickly)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
To smirk contemptuously
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "fleer" is one way to...):
simper; smirk (smile affectedly or derisively)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Derivation:
fleer (contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words)
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